Brad Schoenfeld says evidence supports similar muscle hypertrophy from about 5 to 30+ reps if sets are taken close to failure, while noting possible fiber type differences with heavier loads.
strong evidence that similar hypertrophy can be achieved across a wide range of loading schemes (~5 to 30+ repetitions)
provided sets are performed close to muscular failure
some data suggest fiber type–specific differences
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