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The effective reps for muscle growth - straight sets vs intensifiers

The Chris and Paul Show

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The Effects of Rest Pauses on Calcium Ion Accumulation

The more we go to failure, the more likely we are to achieve calcium ion accumulation and cause post-workout kind of fatigue. Clusters is at the opposite end of the spectrum because in the athletic training literature, none of those mini sets performed to failure. Drop sets would agree of the three depending on how they're implemented.

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