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The Science of Swole — How to Grow Your Muscles

The Art of Manliness

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Importance of Failure in Different Rep Ranges for Motor Unit Recruitment

When doing higher reps, the first few reps create fatigue but don't stimulate much. It's important to push to failure for full motor unit recruitment. This is different from heavier sets where there's no fatigue. So getting to failure is more important for 10-15 reps than for 5-6 reps.

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