How has research revised the understanding of rest periods for hypertrophy?
Research has shown that the metabolic stress hypothesis for hypertrophy is weaker than the mechanical tension hypothesis. Shorter rest periods can reduce performance in subsequent sets, which often works against hypertrophy rather than for it.
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