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21 October 2026
How many sets per muscle each week
Count your hard sets per muscle across the week, not per session. Around ten a week is where muscle growth reliably picks up, more keeps helping at a slowing rate, and strength needs fewer sets than size does.
Reckoner · 5 min read
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