[HTML][HTML] No time to lift? Designing time-efficient training programs for strength and hypertrophy: a narrative review

VM Iversen, M Norum, BJ Schoenfeld, MS Fimland - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Lack of time is among the more commonly reported barriers for abstention from exercise
programs. The aim of this review was to determine how strength training can be most …

A systematic review of the effects of different resistance training volumes on muscle hypertrophy

E Baz-Valle, C Balsalobre-Fernández… - Journal of Human …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Study design A literature search of 3 databases was conducted in January, 2021. The
following databases were searched: PubMed, Scopus and Cochrane Library. Databases …

Resistance training variables for optimization of muscle hypertrophy: An umbrella review

R Bernárdez-Vázquez, J Raya-González… - Frontiers in sports and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This umbrella review aimed to analyze the different variables of resistance training and their
effect on hypertrophy, and to provide practical recommendations for the prescription of …

Rest-pause and drop-set training elicit similar strength and hypertrophy adaptations compared with traditional sets in resistance-trained males

A Enes, RC Alves, BJ Schoenfeld… - Applied Physiology …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
This paper aimed to compare the effect of drop-set (DS) and rest-pause (RP) systems versus
traditional resistance training (TRT) with equalized total training volume on maximum …

Training, supplementation, and pharmacological practices of competitive male bodybuilders across training phases

DA Hackett - The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Hackett, DA. Training, supplementation, and pharmacological practices of
competitive male bodybuilders across training phases. J Strength Cond Res 36 (4): 963 …

Equating resistance-training volume between programs focused on muscle hypertrophy

JP Nunes, W Kassiano, BDV Costa, JL Mayhew… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Calculating resistance-training volume in programs focused on muscle hypertrophy is an
attempt to quantify the external workload carried out, then to estimate the dose of stimulus …

The effect of resistance training on motor unit firing properties: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Elgueta-Cancino, E Evans, E Martinez-Valdes… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While neural changes are thought to be responsible for early increases in strength following
resistance training (RT), the exact changes in motor unit (MU) firing properties remain …

A brief review on the effects of the squat exercise on lower-limb muscle hypertrophy

AS Ribeiro, ED Santos, JP Nunes… - Strength & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The squat is one of the most widely used exercises in resistance training programs. The aim
of this narrative review was to analyze the effect of the squat on lower-limb muscle …

Hypertrophic effects of single-versus multi-joint exercise of the limb muscles: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Rosa, G Vazquez, J Grgic… - Strength & …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing the effects of single-joint
(SJ) and multijoint (MJ) resistance exercises on muscle hypertrophy of the limb muscles. A …

Training specificity performing single-joint vs. multi-joint resistance exercises among physically active females: A randomized controlled trial

N Stien, H Pedersen, AH Ravnøy, V Andersen… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Resistance-training of the lower limbs can be performed using exercises moving one (single-
joint exercises) or several joints (multi-joint exercises). This study compared the effects of …