Medium (MWS) or high weekly set (HWS) strength training is marginally more effective in producing strength gains than low weekly set (LWS) strength training.

The use of either MWS or HWS training may be an appropriate dose to produce strength gains for well trained males.

For male trainees at novice and intermediate level, MWS training is more effective than LWS training for both multi-joint and isolation exercises.

For those trainees in the middle ground (not a novice or advanced), the existing data provide evidence of a pre- to post-graded set dose–response relationship in strength for both multi-joint and isolation exercises.