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Is The Hypertrophy Rep Range Dead? (30+ Studies Explained)

In this video, Milo reviews the literature on the best rep ranges to grow muscle. Should you be going heavy to maximize growth? Or should you be going light? What is the hypertrophy rep range anyways?

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References

Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum – PMC

Maximal Number of Repetitions at Percentages of the One Repetition Maximum: A Meta-Regression and Moderator Analysis of Sex, Age, Training Status, and Exercise

Blood flow restriction does not augment low force contractions taken to or near task failure

Resistance exercise load does not determine training-mediated hypertrophic gains in young men – PMC

Effects of different intensities of resistance training with equated volume load on muscle strength and hypertrophy

The effect of training volume and intensity on improvements in muscular strength and size in resistance-trained men – PMC

Practicing the Test Produces Strength Equivalent to Higher Volume Training

Is stronger better? Influence of a strength phase followed by a hypertrophy phase on muscular adaptations in resistance-trained men

Differential Effects of Heavy Versus Moderate Loads on Measures of Strength and Hypertrophy in Resistance-Trained Men – PMC

Effects of different volume-equated resistance training loading strategies on muscular adaptations in well-trained men

Does Mixing Loading Ranges Lead to More Muscle Growth?

Are the Hypertrophic Adaptations to High and Low-Load Resistance Training Muscle Fiber Type Specific? – PMC

Fiber-Type-Specific Hypertrophy with the Use of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Training: A Systematic Review

Accuracy in Predicting Repetitions to Task Failure in Resistance Exercise: A Scoping Review and Exploratory Meta-analysis

Exploring the Dose-Response Relationship Between Estimated Resistance Training Proximity to Failure, Strength Gain, and Muscle Hypertrophy : A Series of Meta-Regressions | SportRxiv

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