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Trial reportScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2026

Comparison of Repetition-Based Progressive-Overload Strategies in Resistance Training: Rest-Pause Versus Drop Sets.

Salvador Vargas-Molina, Alejandro García-Palumbo, Jorge L Petro, Diego A Bonilla, Manuel García-Sillero, Leandro Carbone, Brad J Schoenfeld, Javier Benítez-Porres

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Trial report in Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Salvador Vargas-MolinaPhysical Education and Sport Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-9159
Alejandro García-PalumboUniversidad Maimonides, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0675-0913
Jorge L PetroResearch Group in Elite Sports Performance (DBSS-HiPer), Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-1000
Diego A BonillaResearch Group in Elite Sports Performance (DBSS-HiPer), Dynamical Business & Science Society-DBSS International SAS, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2634-1220
Manuel García-SilleroPhysical Education and Sport Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3022-9151
Leandro CarboneUniversidad El Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3507-1434
Brad J SchoenfeldDepartment of Exercise Science and Recreation, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4979-5783
Javier Benítez-PorresPhysical Education and Sport Area, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7546-7965

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rest-pause (RP) and drop sets (DS) are widely used as intensification strategies during resistance training. However, their incorporation within a repetition-based progressive-overload (PO) model and their effects under supervised conditions are not well established. We compared progressive-overload rest-pause (PO-RP) with progressive-overload drop-set (PO-DS) training, assessing changes in body composition and maximal strength in resistance-trained adults. Twenty-three participants (20 men and 3 women; 29.1 [5.9] years; 25.0 [3.1] kg/m

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Body CompositionMuscle StrengthResistance TrainingRestAdiposityAdultFemaleHumansMaleYoung Adultbody compositionexercise traininghypertrophymuscle strengthphysical fitness

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PMID42340141
PMCPMC13292392

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