There has been a literally decades old argument going on regarding the number of sets and strength gains. In examining the issue I want to look at the following paper which addressed the issue.
Note, this paper only examined strength gains, as will I. The issue of training volume and muscle growth is related but separate.
The Number of Sets and Strength Gains
As I mentioned above, there have been literally decades of arguments between groups recommending a very low or very high number of sets to generate maximal strength gains.… Keep Reading