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Evidence suggests Resistance Training mayincreaseBody composition.
39 studies (47 claims)
Moderate consensus
Typical effective dose 2500 (2500–2500) mgacross 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| creatine and caffeine supplementation during resistance training | No effect - determine the separate and combined effects | body composition and muscle performance | Human | trained young adults | — | Effects of Creatine and Caffeine Supplementation During Resistance Training on Body Composition, Strength, Endurance, Rating of Perceived Exertion and Fatigue in Trained Young Adults.cited 17× |
| resistance training with milk supplementation | No effect - do not support the hypothesis that ... enhances changes in | body composition | Human | predominantly overweight adolescents | 24 oz/day of milk (one 16-oz dose immediately post-RT). | A 6-month trial of resistance training with milk supplementation in adolescents: effects on body composition.cited 7× |
| resistance training (RT) exercise orders (multijoint to single-joint and upper- to lower-body, single-joint to multijoint and upper- to lower-body, multijoint to single-joint and lower- to upper-body, and single-joint to multijoint and lower- to upper-body) | Increases - presented significant improvements | body composition | Human | trained older women (>60 yr) | Not specified (study focused on exercise order, not dosage). | Effect of Resistance Exercise Orders on Health Parameters in Trained Older Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 6× |
| six-week full-body resistance training | No effect - no interaction | body composition | Human | young women | Progressive six-week full-body resistance training (specific dosage not detailed). | Short-time resistance training enhances sleep quality in obese and non-obese young women. |
| whey protein and creatine co-supplementation (WHEY+CR) or whey protein supplementation (WHEY) combined with resistance training | No effect - were not changed | body composition | Human | older individuals with frailty | Not specified in the abstract. | Resistance Training and Co-supplementation with Creatine and Protein in Older Subjects with Frailty.cited 22× |
| collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training | Increases - further improved | body composition | Human | — | 15 g/d collagen peptides. | Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial. |
| collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training | Increases - further improved | body composition | Human | — | 15 g/d collagen peptides. | Collagen peptide supplementation in combination with resistance training improves body composition and increases muscle strength in elderly sarcopenic men: a randomised controlled trial. |
| whey protein (WP) supplementation associated with resistance training (RT) | No effect - there was no significant difference between the groups | body composition | Human | older adults living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) | 20 g per session, twice weekly. | The Influence of Whey Protein on Muscle Strength, Glycemic Control and Functional Tasks in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Resistance Exercise Program: Randomized and Triple Blind Clinical Trial.cited 9× |
| low-volume, remotely supervised resistance training protocol | No effect - remained stable | body composition | Human | frail older adults attending daycare centers | 10-minute sessions, three times weekly. | Low-volume resistance training: a feasible, cost-effective strategy for musculoskeletal frailty in older adults attending daycare centers. |
| β-alanine (BA) supplementation and resistance training | Increases - improved | body composition (LBM, FM, and %BF) | Human | 16 untrained collegiate females | 3.4 g β-alanine before training sessions. | Effects of β-Alanine on Body Composition and Performance Measures in Collegiate Women.cited 16× |
| Moderate intensity resistance training lasting 8 weeks | No effect - not found to be a sufficient stimulus to improve | body composition | Human | post-COVID-19 elderly adults | Not specified | Eight Weeks of Resistance Training Is Not a Sufficient Stimulus to Improve Body Composition in Post-COVID-19 Elderly Adults. |
| 8 weeks of resistance training | No effect - no statistically significant changes | body composition | Human | post-COVID-19 elderly adults | Not specified | Eight Weeks of Resistance Training Is Not a Sufficient Stimulus to Improve Body Composition in Post-COVID-19 Elderly Adults. |
| 24-week bodybuilding program combining resistance training (RT) with a dietary bulk-and-cut protocol | Increases - leading to improvements | body composition | Human | middle-aged adult males with obesity | Not specified (resistance training combined with 12-week cycles of caloric bulking and cutting). | A Pilot 24-Week 'Bulk and Cut' Dietary Protocol Combined with Resistance Training Is Feasible and Improves Body Composition and TNF-α Concentrations in Untrained Adult Males. |
| resistance training combined with aerobic training | Increases - finding beneficial results | strength, functionality, and body composition | Human | older male adults with sarcopenia | Not specified | Effects of different intervention combined with resistance training on musculoskeletal health in older male adults with sarcopenia: A systematic review.cited 4× |
| resistance training combined with protein and vitamin supplementation | Increases - finding beneficial results | strength, functionality, and body composition | Human | older male adults with sarcopenia | Not specified | Effects of different intervention combined with resistance training on musculoskeletal health in older male adults with sarcopenia: A systematic review.cited 4× |
| resistance training combined with protein supplements only | Increases - finding beneficial results | strength, functionality, and body composition | Human | older male adults with sarcopenia | Not specified | Effects of different intervention combined with resistance training on musculoskeletal health in older male adults with sarcopenia: A systematic review.cited 4× |
| 10-week instructor-led resistance training program | Increases - resulted in significantly greater improvements for the training group than control group in | all measures of body composition | Human | men and women aged 70 years with pre-sarcopenia | Not specified (resistance training regimen details not provided). | Effects of Resistance Training on Functional Strength and Muscle Mass in 70-Year-Old Individuals With Pre-sarcopenia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 134× |
| combined aerobic and resistance training (CET) | Increases - significantly better at improving | measures of body composition and VO | Human | fertile and infertile men | Not specified | Effectiveness of Exercise Training on Male Factor Infertility: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.cited 10× |
| specific collagen peptides combined with resistance training | Increases - improves | body composition and muscle strength | Human | elderly sarcopenic men | 15 g of specific collagen peptides daily. | The Influence of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Middle-Aged, Untrained Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| specific collagen peptides combined with resistance training | Increases - improves | body composition and muscle strength | Human | elderly sarcopenic men | 15 g of specific collagen peptides daily. | The Influence of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Middle-Aged, Untrained Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| specific collagen peptides combined with resistance training | No effect | body composition and muscle strength | Human | middle-aged, untrained men | 15 g of specific collagen peptides daily. | The Influence of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Middle-Aged, Untrained Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| specific collagen peptides combined with resistance training | No effect | body composition and muscle strength | Human | middle-aged, untrained men | 15 g of specific collagen peptides daily. | The Influence of Specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides on Body Composition and Muscle Strength in Middle-Aged, Untrained Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| circuit resistance training (CRT) | No effect - effect | body composition and physical function | Human | — | Not specified for dairy (diet involved limited consumption). | The effect of circuit resistance training, empagliflozin or "vegeterranean diet" on physical and metabolic function in older subjects with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol for a randomized control trial (CEV-65 trial).cited 15× |
| circuit resistance training (CRT) | No effect - assess the effects | body composition and physical function | Human | older subjects with type 2 diabetes | Not specified for dairy (diet involved limited consumption). | The effect of circuit resistance training, empagliflozin or "vegeterranean diet" on physical and metabolic function in older subjects with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol for a randomized control trial (CEV-65 trial).cited 15× |
| modified plant-based Mediterranean diet ("vegeterranean" diet), circuit resistance training (CRT) and empagliflozin, separately or in combination | No effect - assess the effects | body composition and physical function | Human | older subjects with type 2 diabetes | Not specified for dairy (diet involved limited consumption). | The effect of circuit resistance training, empagliflozin or "vegeterranean diet" on physical and metabolic function in older subjects with type 2 diabetes: a study protocol for a randomized control trial (CEV-65 trial).cited 15× |
| home-based resistance training program delivered through an innovative technological solution | No effect - no effect was recorded on | body composition | Human | healthy older adults | 3 sessions per week (target adherence was 61% in the first trimester). | Feasibility and effectiveness of a 6-month, home-based, resistance exercise delivered by a remote technological solution in healthy older adults.cited 5× |
| 4-months intensive aquatic resistance training | No effect - returned to baseline | body composition | Human | post-menopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis | 48 supervised intensive aquatic resistance training sessions over 4 months | Effects of high intensity resistance aquatic training on body composition and walking speed in women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a 4-month RCT with 12-month follow-up.cited 62× |
| nonperiodized (NP) resistance training program | No effect - no significant changes | body composition | Human | healthy community-dwelling older women | Twice weekly sessions over 22 weeks; NP: 3 sets of 8-10 reps at "difficult" intensity (RPE 5-6); DUP: one session at "moderate" intensity (RPE 3) performed as fast as possible, and one session similar to NP. | Periodized and non-periodized resistance training programs on body composition and physical function of older women.cited 27× |
| resistance training in combination with a soy protein based supplement | Increases - improves | body composition | Human | middle aged untrained and moderately overweight males | Not specified | Soy protein based supplementation supports metabolic effects of resistance training in previously untrained middle aged males.cited 40× |
| resistance training | Increases - improves | body composition | Human | middle aged untrained and moderately overweight males | Not specified | Soy protein based supplementation supports metabolic effects of resistance training in previously untrained middle aged males.cited 40× |
| resistance training and protein supplementation after bariatric surgery | No effect - without significant effect | weight loss and body composition changes | Human | subjects after bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, RYGB) | Not specified | Effect of exercise training after bariatric surgery: A 5-year follow-up study of a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |
| 32-week resistance training (RT) intervention with elastic bands | No effect - explore the effects | body composition | Human | postmenopausal women | Not specified in the abstract. | Effects of Microfiltered Seawater Intake and Variable Resistance Training on Strength, Bone Health, Body Composition, and Quality of Life in Older Women: A 32-Week Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| exercise including progressive resistance training and nutritional strategies, including protein and vitamin D supplementation | Increases - may optimise | body composition and muscle function outcomes | Human | — | Not specified | Fall and Fracture Risk in Sarcopenia and Dynapenia With and Without Obesity: the Role of Lifestyle Interventions.cited 70× |
| community-based resistance training and dietary modifications | Increases - can improve | body composition | Human | overweight and obese older adults | 1 weekly dietary counseling session on a modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet. | Effects of resistance training and dietary changes on physical function and body composition in overweight and obese older adults.cited 19× |
| combined therapy of LLLT and aerobic plus resistance training | No effect - evaluate the effects | inflammatory profile and body composition | Human | obese women | 808 nm phototherapy applied immediately after physical exercise (specific dosage not detailed). | Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) associated with aerobic plus resistance training to improve inflammatory biomarkers in obese adults.cited 19× |
| high protein diet (>3 g/kg/day) coupled with a periodized heavy resistance training program | Increases - positively affect | body composition | Human | — | 2.6 ± 0.8 g/kg/day (normal diet) and 3.3 ± 0.8 g/kg/day (high-protein diet). | The effects of a high protein diet on indices of health and body composition--a crossover trial in resistance-trained men.cited 41× |
| Resistance training program (RTP) | No effect - assist the maintenance of optimal | body composition | Human | individuals in late Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) | Not specified | The Positive Impact of Resistance Training on Muscle Mass and Serum Leptin Levels in Patients 2-7 Years Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Controlled Clinical Trial.cited 5× |
| Resistance training program (RTP) | Increases - improved | body composition | Human | individuals 2-7 years post-RYGB | Not specified | The Positive Impact of Resistance Training on Muscle Mass and Serum Leptin Levels in Patients 2-7 Years Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Controlled Clinical Trial.cited 5× |
| Resistance training program (RTP) | No effect - assist in maintaining the adequate | body composition | Human | long-term RYGB | Not specified | The Positive Impact of Resistance Training on Muscle Mass and Serum Leptin Levels in Patients 2-7 Years Post-Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Controlled Clinical Trial.cited 5× |
| a single HIIT set twice weekly, in addition to one resistance training session | Increases - gained meaningful improvements in | fitness and body composition | Human | low-active adolescent males | — | Low-Active Male Adolescents: A Dose Response to High-Intensity Interval Training.cited 40× |
| collagen peptide supplementation when paired with resistance training | Increases - improvements have been noted | body composition and strength | Human | — | Not specified | Collagen peptide supplementation for pain and function: is it effective? |
| collagen peptide supplementation when paired with resistance training | Increases - improvements have been noted | body composition and strength | Human | — | Not specified | Collagen peptide supplementation for pain and function: is it effective? |
| collagen peptide supplementation when paired with resistance training | Increases - improve | strength and body composition | Human | — | Not specified | Collagen peptide supplementation for pain and function: is it effective? |
| collagen peptide supplementation when paired with resistance training | Increases - improve | strength and body composition | Human | — | Not specified | Collagen peptide supplementation for pain and function: is it effective? |
| High-protein diet (HPD) with resistance training (RT) | No effect - has no clear additive effect | body composition and strength capacity | Human | postmenopausal women | RT: 3 sessions/week, 5 exercises each; HPD: 2.5 g/kg fat-free mass. | Analysis of combinatory effects of free weight resistance training and a high-protein diet on body composition and strength capacity in postmenopausal women - A 12-week randomized controlled trial. |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - enhances | body composition and strength capacity | Human | postmenopausal women | RT: 3 sessions/week, 5 exercises each; HPD: 2.5 g/kg fat-free mass. | Analysis of combinatory effects of free weight resistance training and a high-protein diet on body composition and strength capacity in postmenopausal women - A 12-week randomized controlled trial. |
| high protein diet (3.4 g/kg/d) in conjunction with a heavy resistance-training program | No effect - may confer benefits with regards to | body composition | Human | — | High-protein group: 3.4 g/kg/d; normal-protein group: 2.3 g/kg/d. | A high protein diet (3.4 g/kg/d) combined with a heavy resistance training program improves body composition in healthy trained men and women--a follow-up investigation.cited 83× |
| resistance training | Increases - significantly increased | body composition | Human | resistance-trained men | 3 g/day | D-aspartic acid supplementation combined with 28 days of heavy resistance training has no effect on body composition, muscle strength, and serum hormones associated with the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in resistance-trained men.cited 23× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - improvement | body composition | Human | sedentary, overweight adults (aged 30-50 years) | — | High Intensity Interval- vs Resistance or Combined- Training for Improving Cardiometabolic Health in Overweight Adults (Cardiometabolic HIIT-RT Study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.cited 18× |
| resistance training | Increases - provided with beneficial effects in | body composition | Human | — | Not specified | Therapeutic strategies for sarcopenic obesity: a systematic review.cited 23× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - significantly improved | body composition and grip strength | Human | elderly patients with sarcopenia after hip replacement | Not specified | Effect of Resistance Training Combined with Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyric Acid Supplements in Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia after Hip Replacement.cited 8× |
| resistance training (RT) combined with beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyric acid (HMB) | Increases - significantly improved | body composition and grip strength | Human | elderly patients with sarcopenia after hip replacement | Not specified | Effect of Resistance Training Combined with Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyric Acid Supplements in Elderly Patients with Sarcopenia after Hip Replacement.cited 8× |
| Creatine monohydrate (CrM) supplementation combined with resistance training (RT) | Increases - has been shown to improve | body composition and muscle strength | Human | — | Not specified in the abstract. | Creatine Enhances the Effects of Cluster-Set Resistance Training on Lower-Limb Body Composition and Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Pilot Study.cited 15× |
| concurrent high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training (RT) | No effect - without changes | body composition | Human | patients with type-1 diabetes (T1D) | 3 training sessions per week | Health-related fitness benefits following concurrent high-intensity interval training and resistance training in patients with type-1 diabetes or type-2 diabetes. |