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Does the Evidence Now Support Effective Reps? Ft. Greg Nuckols | Ep. 58

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Analyzing the dose-response relationship and the theory of effective reps for hypertrophy

The effective reps model suggests that gains in muscle size benefit from sets taken closer to failure, with the last five reps being the ones that contribute most to hypertrophy. However, the speaker finds the 'hard version' of effective reps to be a challenging claim, as it observes the directionality of the dose-response relationship. The speaker seems frustrated by the way people discuss the meta regression, which does not align well with the findings.

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