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Study Questions Traditional Rep Ranges for Muscle Growth
9/5/2025
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- A study by the House of Hypertrophy challenges traditional rep ranges for muscle growth.
- It indicates that three to five reps to failure may match the effectiveness of six to twelve reps.
- Fourteen trained individuals completed unilateral leg exercises over nine weeks.
- Experts recommend varying rep ranges for joint health and diverse stimuli.
- Evidence for low-rep training's superiority remains inconclusive; six reps are advised as a safer minimum.
