Trial reportPeerJ2022
Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations.
Trial report in PeerJ, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current exercise-based rehabilitation impacts on poststroke exercise capacity, blood pressure, and lipid control: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of Repetition-Based Progressive-Overload Strategies in Resistance Training: Rest-Pause Versus Drop Sets.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Trial
- Effects of deload periods in resistance training on muscle hypertrophy and strength endurance in untrained young men using a randomized within subject design.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Submaximal low-load resistance exercise with blood flow restriction produces similar results to low-load exercise to failure for muscle size and strength, but not endurance.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effect of progressive chin tuck against resistance exercise on community-dwelling older adults with age-related dysphagia: a randomized controlled trial.European geriatric medicine · 2025Trial
- The effects of plyometric training with speed and weight overloads on volleyball players' strength, power, and jumping performance.PloS one · 2025Trial
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- The effects of physical exercise on inflammation-induced maladaptive neuroplasticity in post-traumatic headache.Neuroscience · 2026Review
- Immediate and Long-Term Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol in Patients with Dementia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Autoregulation during blood flow restricted exercise offers no additional benefit on thigh muscle hypertrophy and strength adaptations in trained participants: a randomized within-subject 8-week trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Comparative Effects of Core Versus Forearm Training on Pull-Up Repetition Performance in Physically Inactive Males.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Concerns regarding the standard deviation of individual responses for assessing treatment response heterogeneity.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Review
- Effects of resistance training with and without post-exercise aerobic activity on strength and body composition according to individual goals.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Tool to Enhance Rehabilitation and Build Athlete Resiliency.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- A study on the effects of modified sprint interval trainingon physical fitness test scores and the quantitative and dose-response relationships among Chinese male university students.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Program on Physical Fitness in Egyptian Children: A Pilot Study from the DELICIOUS Project.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Deloading Practices in Strength and Physique Sports: A Cross-sectional Survey.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- A practical framework for the design of resistance exercise interventions in oncology research settings-a narrative review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Review
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Background: Progressive overload is a principle of resistance training exercise program design that typically relies on increasing load to increase neuromuscular demand to facilitate further adaptations. However, little attention has been given to another way of increasing demand-increasing the number of repetitions. Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of two resistance training programs: (1) increasing load while keeping repetition range constant Methods: Forty-three participants with at least 1 year of consistent lower body resistance training experience were randomly assigned to one of two experimental, parallel groups: A group that aimed to increase load while keeping repetitions constant (LOAD: Results: Rectus femoris growth modestly favored REPS (adjusted effect estimate (CI Conclusion: Both progressions of repetitions and load appear to be viable strategies for enhancing muscular adaptations over an 8-week training cycle, which provides trainers and trainees with another promising approach to programming resistance training.
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