A meta-analysis to determine the dose response for strength development.

By M. Rhea, B. Alvar, L. Burkett, S. Ball. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003

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Fundamentals of resistance training: progression and exercise prescription. (2004, background): “Much of the resistance training literature has examined the number of sets performed per exercise and it has generally been found that two to six sets per exercise produce significant increases in muscular strength in both trained and untrained individuals (10,17,47,56,89).”
American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults. (2011, methodology): “It is recommended that novice to intermediate individuals train with loads corresponding to 60–70% of 1 RM for 8–12 repetitions and advanced individuals cycle training loads of 80–100% of 1 RM to maximize muscular strength (9,33,96,206,225,227,255,268).”
Protein supplementation augments the adaptive response of skeletal muscle to resistance-type exercise training: a meta-analysis. (2012, methodology): “We included studies that applied prolonged resistance-type exercise training for $6 wk with a minimum of 2 exercise sessions/wk (51).”