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Effective Reps, Antioxidants, Optimal Training Volume, and Lauren Colenso-Semple

The Stronger By Science Podcast

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The Concept of Effective Reps in Muscle Protein Synthesis and Hypertrophy

This chapter discusses the concept of effective reps in terms of muscle protein synthesis and hypertrophy. They explain that tension-based processes, where fibers are exposed to enough tension, are crucial for triggering muscle protein synthesis. They also discuss how effective reps are those done within five reps of failure and how different scenarios can affect the number of effective reps.

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