sugarcookies
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@helen2002 I think you should be careful about jumping to the conclusion that this study "ends that whole silly debate". The authors themselves state:
In short, it can't be conclusively said that training closer to failure is objectively better for muscle hypertrophy.
Interestingly too, one of the authors of that study, Michael Zourdos, has written in the past about direct studies on this subject that indicated that going to failure doesn't really make a meaningful difference in hypertrophy compared to leaving up to 5RIR.
[...]caution is warranted when interpreting the present analysis due to its exploratory nature. Future studies deliberately designed to explore the continuous nature of the dose-response effects of proximity to failure in large samples should be considered.
In short, it can't be conclusively said that training closer to failure is objectively better for muscle hypertrophy.
Interestingly too, one of the authors of that study, Michael Zourdos, has written in the past about direct studies on this subject that indicated that going to failure doesn't really make a meaningful difference in hypertrophy compared to leaving up to 5RIR.