Is repetition failure critical for the development of muscle hypertrophy and strength?

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports

• Publication date

  2016-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/sms.12445PMID 25809472
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