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Evidence suggests Resistance Training mayincreasePhysical performance.
64 studies (79 claims)
Strong consensus
Typical effective dose 20000 (10006–20000) mgacross 3 dosed studies
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× |
| game-based flywheel resistance training | Increases - significantly improved | 180º Change-of-direction speed test performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| game-based flywheel resistance training | No effect - remained unchanged | handball throwing speed performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| game-based flywheel resistance training | Increases - significantly improved | V-cut performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| movement-based flywheel resistance training | Increases - significantly improved | 180º Change-of-direction speed test performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| movement-based flywheel resistance training | No effect - remained unchanged | handball throwing speed performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| movement-based flywheel resistance training | Increases - significantly improved | V-cut performance | Human | highly trained youth male handball players | Two sessions per week of flywheel resistance training. | Inclusion of Game-Based Stimulus During Flywheel Resistance Training Positively Influences Physical Performance in Handball Players. |
| a 12-week combined interval running and resistance training (CIRRT) | Increases - was associated with improved | cardiac structure and performance | Human | male adolescents with T1D | Three times per week for 12 weeks. | Effects of 12-week combined interval running and resistance training on cardiac structure and performance in patients with type 1 diabetes. |
| 2 weekly sessions of supervised progressive resistance training (PRT) in combination with 5 weekly sessions of unsupervised home-based exercise | Increases - improved more in the IG compared to CG | stair climb performance | Human | patients with lower pre-operative function scheduled for total hip replacement (THR) | Intervention group: 5 days/week home-based exercise + 2 days/week PRT; Control group: 7 days/week home-based exercise. | Effect of early supervised progressive resistance training compared to unsupervised home-based exercise after fast-track total hip replacement applied to patients with preoperative functional limitations. A single-blinded randomised controlled trial.cited 44× |
| daily PEA supplementation (Levagen + ®) with resistance training | No effect - investigate the effects of | lean body mass, strength, power and physical performance and outcomes of recovery (e.g., sleep) | Human | 18-35 years old, healthy active adults that are not resistance trained | Not specified in the abstract. | A randomised controlled trial assessing the potential of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) to act as an adjuvant to resistance training in healthy adults: a study protocol.cited 2× |
| resistance training plus nutritional supplementation | Increases - improved | chair stand test performance | Human | institutionalized elderly women | Not specified (elastic band resistance training frequency/intensity not detailed). | Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on muscle quality and circulating muscle growth and degradation factors of institutionalized elderly women: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS).cited 68× |
| elastic band resistance training | Increases - improved | chair stand test performance | Human | institutionalized elderly women | Not specified (elastic band resistance training frequency/intensity not detailed). | Effects of elastic band resistance training and nutritional supplementation on muscle quality and circulating muscle growth and degradation factors of institutionalized elderly women: the Vienna Active Ageing Study (VAAS).cited 68× |
| supplements of testosterone, calcium, vitamin D and protein combined with progressive resistance training | Increases - improved | 30-s chair stand test performance | Human | men ≥70 years old with low-normal to low testosterone and mobility problems | Not specified (oral supplement). | Beneficial effects of exercise, testosterone, vitamin D, calcium and protein in older men-A randomized clinical trial.cited 4× |
| 3 weeks of high-intensity resistance training | Increases - induces consistent and meaningful improvements | muscle performance of the ankle dorsiflexors | Human | people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) | 6-week isokinetic training of the more affected ankle dorsiflexion muscles (specific intensity/frequency not detailed). | Time course of strength adaptations following high-intensity resistance training in individuals with multiple sclerosis.cited 11× |
| high-intensity resistance training | Increases - improvement of | 6MWT performance | Human | frail older adults | Various intensities (low, moderate, high) and volumes (moderate, high) of resistance training | Dose-response effects of resistance training on physical function in frail older Chinese adults: A randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| long-term creatine supplementation combined with resistance training | Increases - experienced a greater increase | 1RM bench press performance | Human | older women | 5.0 g day(-1) | Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women.cited 64× |
| long-term creatine supplementation combined with resistance training | Increases - experienced a greater increase | biceps curl performance | Human | older women | 5.0 g day(-1) | Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women.cited 64× |
| long-term creatine supplementation combined with resistance training | Increases - experienced a greater increase | knee extension performance | Human | older women | 5.0 g day(-1) | Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women.cited 64× |
| high-velocity resistance training (HVRT) | Increases - improved | functional performance | Human | untrained healthy aging males | Not mentioned. | Effects of high-velocity resistance training and creatine supplementation in untrained healthy aging males.cited 13× |
| concurrent creatine supplementation and resistance training | Increases - improve | performance of activities of daily living | Human | older adults | 20 g/day for 5 days or 2 g/day for 30 days | Use of creatine in the elderly and evidence for effects on cognitive function in young and old.cited 68× |
| six-week inspiratory resistance training (IRT) | Increases - significantly improved | endurance performance | Human | obese individuals | Not available | Six-week inspiratory resistance training ameliorates endurance performance but does not affect obesity-related metabolic biomarkers in obese adults: A randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| whey protein (WP) supplementation associated with resistance training (RT) | No effect - there was no significant difference between the groups | performance in functional tasks | 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 | Short Performance Physical Battery scores | 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. |
| Short-term creatine supplementation, independent of dosage and resistance training | No effect - has no effect | aging muscle performance | Human | participants | 0.1 g/kg/day, 0.3 g/kg/day, and 0.4 g/kg/day of maltodextrin | Effect of Creatine Supplementation Dosing Strategies on Aging Muscle Performance.cited 14× |
| combined RST and resistance training | Increases - induced improvements of greater magnitude | repeated-sprint performance | Human | male rugby players | RST group: 2 days/week; RS+ST group: RST 1 day/week + squat resistance training with superimposed vibrations 1 day/week (volume matched to RST). | Concurrent repeated-sprint and resistance training with superimposed vibrations in rugby players.cited 27× |
| 10-week instructor-led resistance training program | No effect - had no significant effect on | Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score | Human | men and women aged 70 years with pre-sarcopenia (total cohort) | 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× |
| 10-week instructor-led resistance training program | Increases - increased | Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score | Human | men and women aged 70 years with pre-sarcopenia (male subcohort) | 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× |
| hypocaloric diet plus resistance training | Decreases - improved | functional performance (chair stand) | Human | older adults with dynapenic obesity | Not specified in the abstract. | Effects of a Hypocaloric Diet Plus Resistance Training with and Without Amino Acids in Older Participants with Dynapenic Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| hypocaloric diet plus resistance training with essential amino acids | Decreases - improved | functional performance (chair stand) | Human | older adults with dynapenic obesity | Not specified in the abstract. | Effects of a Hypocaloric Diet Plus Resistance Training with and Without Amino Acids in Older Participants with Dynapenic Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| 8-week resistance training using flywheel (FW) device | Increases - improved | jump performance | Human | Physically active adults in training intervention group | Individually allocated high-load flywheel inertia (specific amount not detailed) | Effects of flywheel resistance training on countermovement jump performance and vastus lateralis muscle stiffness: A controlled study. |
| progressive resistance training (RT) | No effect - has no effect on | physical performance | Human | older osteosarcopenic adults (≥65 years) | Not available | Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Osteosarcopenia: A Systematic Review.cited 21× |
| 12-week low-load resistance training on an isokinetic dynamometer (control) | Increases - improved | physical performance | Human | women with risk factors for knee OA | Biweekly low-load resistance training sessions over 12 weeks. | Evaluation of the Combined Application of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Volitional Contractions on Thigh Muscle Strength, Knee Pain, and Physical Performance in Women at Risk for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 13× |
| n-3 PUFA supplementation combined with resistance training programs | Increases - reported improved physical performance | physical performance | Human | the elderly | Not specified | Nutritional factors and physical frailty: Highlighting the role of functional nutrients in the prevention and treatment. |
| n-3 PUFA supplementation combined with resistance training programs | Increases - reported improved physical performance | physical performance | Human | the elderly | Not specified | Nutritional factors and physical frailty: Highlighting the role of functional nutrients in the prevention and treatment. |
| explosive resistance training | Increases - improved | maximal endurance running performance | Human | recreational endurance runners | Not specified | Effect of resistance training regimens on treadmill running and neuromuscular performance in recreational endurance runners.cited 43× |
| heavy resistance training | Increases - improved | maximal endurance running performance | Human | recreational endurance runners | Not specified | Effect of resistance training regimens on treadmill running and neuromuscular performance in recreational endurance runners.cited 43× |
| testosterone supplementation combined with progressive resistance training | Increases - may enhance | physical performance | Human | males aged ≥70 suffering from mobility issues and testosterone insufficiency | Not specified | Testosterone and resistance training improved physical performance and reduced fatigue in frail older men: 1 year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial.cited 1× |
| combined resistance training including handball-specific drill (CRT) | Increases - improved | numerous measures of athletic performance | Human | handball students of physical education | Twice per week training sessions. | Comparison of a Combined Strength and Handball-Specific Training vs. Isolated Strength Training in Handball Players Studying Physical Education.cited 8× |
| high-load low-velocity resistance training program | Increases - increased | 6-minute walking performance | Human | active older adults | Resistance training at 95% of individual peak power, twice weekly for 5 weeks. | Effect of Resistance Training Programs With Equated Power on Older Adults' Functionality and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| high-load low-velocity resistance training program | Increases - improved | Timed Up and Go performance | Human | active older adults | Resistance training at 95% of individual peak power, twice weekly for 5 weeks. | Effect of Resistance Training Programs With Equated Power on Older Adults' Functionality and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| low-load high-velocity resistance training program | Increases - improved | Timed Up and Go performance | Human | active older adults | Resistance training at 95% of individual peak power, twice weekly for 5 weeks. | Effect of Resistance Training Programs With Equated Power on Older Adults' Functionality and Strength: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 2× |
| adaptive variable-resistance training (Adaptive-VRT) | Increases - demonstrated better | functional performance (6-min walk test) | Human | pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) | Not specified (intervention involved Adaptive-VRT but exact dosage/frequency not detailed). | Effect of adaptive variable-resistance training on chemotherapy-induced sarcopenia, fatigue, and functional restriction in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective randomized controlled trial. |
| adaptive variable-resistance training (Adaptive-VRT) | Increases - demonstrated better | functional performance (4 × 10-m shuttle running test) | Human | pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) | Not specified (intervention involved Adaptive-VRT but exact dosage/frequency not detailed). | Effect of adaptive variable-resistance training on chemotherapy-induced sarcopenia, fatigue, and functional restriction in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective randomized controlled trial. |
| adaptive variable-resistance training (Adaptive-VRT) | Increases - demonstrated better | functional performance (timed up and down stairs) | Human | pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) | Not specified (intervention involved Adaptive-VRT but exact dosage/frequency not detailed). | Effect of adaptive variable-resistance training on chemotherapy-induced sarcopenia, fatigue, and functional restriction in pediatric survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a prospective randomized controlled trial. |
| creatine supplementation, primarily when combined with resistance training | Increases - significantly increases | measures of muscle mass and performance (primarily strength) | Human | — | Not specified | Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Catabolic Effects of Creatine Supplementation: A Brief Review.cited 10× |
| whey protein plus vitamin D supplementation combined with progressive resistance training (PRT) | Increases - increased | 30-s sit-to-stand performance | Human | middle-aged and older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) | 20g whey protein each morning plus 20g post-exercise, combined with vitamin D. | Effects of whey protein plus vitamin D supplementation combined with progressive resistance training on glycaemic control, body composition, muscle function and cardiometabolic risk factors in middle-aged and older overweight/obese adults with type 2 diabetes: A 24-week randomized controlled trial.cited 23× |
| high-intensity progressive resistance training with positive motivational self-talk (RT-ST) | Increases - led to significant improvements | functional performance | Human | older adults | Biweekly sessions (4-week protocol) | Effects of High-Intensity Progressive Resistance Training Combined With Self-Talk on Muscle Strength and Functional Performance in Older Adults. |
| creatine supplementation (CR) combined with resistance training (RT) | Increases - has favourable effects | aging muscle, bone and fat mass, muscle and bone strength, and tasks of physical performance | Human | healthy older adults | Not specified | Current Evidence and Possible Future Applications of Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults.cited 29× |
| heavy slow resistance training | Increases - improved | patient-reported and performance-based outcomes | Human | patients with lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) | Not specified | Heavy slow resistance training, radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy or advice for patients with tennis elbow in the Norwegian secondary care: a randomised controlled feasibility trial. |
| resistance training combined with protein and vitamin supplementation | Increases - showed significant improvements | physical performance | Human | institutionalized elderly, living in Vienna | Two guided training sessions per week (specific supplement dosage not detailed). | Age and the effect of exercise, nutrition and cognitive training on oxidative stress - The Vienna Active Aging Study (VAAS), a randomized controlled trial.cited 15× |
| resistance training | Increases - showed significant improvements | physical performance | Human | institutionalized elderly, living in Vienna | Two guided training sessions per week (specific supplement dosage not detailed). | Age and the effect of exercise, nutrition and cognitive training on oxidative stress - The Vienna Active Aging Study (VAAS), a randomized controlled trial.cited 15× |
| 8 weeks of resistance training | Increases - improved muscle performance and size similarly among groups regardless of supplementation | muscle performance and size | Human | healthy, recreationally trained, college-aged men | 5 g of additional polyethylene glycosylated (PEG) leucine per shake, consumed twice on training days and once on non-training days. | Muscle performance, size, and safety responses after eight weeks of resistance training and protein supplementation: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial.cited 24× |
| High-intensity low-volume resistance training | Increases - leads to a greater physiological and performance response | physiological and performance response | Human | — | Not applicable | The Use of Acute Exercise Interventions as Game Day Priming Strategies to Improve Physical Performance and Athlete Readiness in Team-Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review.cited 14× |
| proximal muscle resistance training program | Increases - improved | muscle performance outcomes | Human | people with multiple sclerosis | Resistance training targeting hip abduction and trunk muscles (specific dosage not detailed). | Proximal Muscle Resistance Training to Improve Walking in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study. |
| resistance training alone | Increases - appeared to be beneficial, in particular for improving | muscular strength, gait speed and physical performance | Human | — | Not specified for dairy products. | Effectiveness of exercise interventions on physical function in community-dwelling frail older people: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.cited 160× |
| eccentric resistance training (ERT) | No effect - revealed a small, albeit non-significant effect on performance | performance (TUG, MVIC, walking speed) | Human | individuals with neurological conditions | Not specified | Eccentric resistance training with neurological conditions: A meta analysis. |
| neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | No effect - evaluate the effectiveness | lower-limb performance | Human | patients following acute coronary syndrome | 20 sessions divided into aerobic training and neuromuscular or classical strength-resistance training. | Effects of neuromuscular training compared to classic strength-resistance training in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| neuromuscular strength-resistance training as part of a cardiac rehabilitation programme | No effect - provide evidence for the effectiveness | lower-limb performance capacities | Human | cardiac patients | 20 sessions divided into aerobic training and neuromuscular or classical strength-resistance training. | Effects of neuromuscular training compared to classic strength-resistance training in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 2× |
| high protein diet in conjunction with a periodized heavy resistance training program | No effect - would affect | indices of body composition, performance and health | Human | healthy resistance-trained men and women | 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× |
| prehabilitation program (PREOPtimize), consisting of Nordic Walking and resistance training exercises plus health education | Increases - improve | overall physical performance | Human | patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy | 2 weekly sessions of 75 minutes of Nordic Walking plus muscle strengthening exercises and health education. | Prehabilitation in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy to Minimize Musculoskeletal Postoperative Complications and Enhance Recovery (PREOPtimize): A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| supervised progressive resistance training (RT) | Increases - less effective for improving | functional performance | Human | persons with hip osteoarthritis | Not specified | Exercise in patients with hip osteoarthritis - effects on muscle and functional performance: A randomized trial.cited 10× |
| creatine supplementation during resistance training sessions | No effect - examine the effects | exercise performance | Human | physically active young adults | Not specified | Effects of Creatine Supplementation during Resistance Training Sessions in Physically Active Young Adults.cited 25× |
| Chronic Capsiate supplementation combined with resistance training | No effect - not | inflammatory response and performance | Human | young untrained men | 12 mg Capsiate daily | Chronic capsiate supplementation increases fat-free mass and upper body strength but not the inflammatory response to resistance exercise in young untrained men: a randomized, placebo-controlled and double-blind study.cited 9× |
| repeated-morning resistance training protocol | Decreases - can be blunted | diurnal variation in strength performance | Human | — | Not specified. | Interactions of cortisol, testosterone, and resistance training: influence of circadian rhythms.cited 93× |
| resistance training (RT) | No effect - had the lowest number of total non-responses | 20 cardiometabolic and performance outcomes | Human | insulin-resistant adult women | — | Interindividual responses to different exercise stimuli among insulin-resistant women.cited 11× |
| resistance training (RT) | Decreases - has an important ability to reduce the prevalence of non-response | 20 outcomes of health and performance | Human | insulin-resistant adult women | — | Interindividual responses to different exercise stimuli among insulin-resistant women.cited 11× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - improved | performance parameters | Human | insulin-resistant adult women | — | Interindividual responses to different exercise stimuli among insulin-resistant women.cited 11× |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - enhanced | 6-MWT performance | Human | healthy adults aged 60 years and over | Not specified | The influence of resistance training on inflammatory markers, body composition and functional capacity in healthy older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 2× |
| resistance training (RT) | No effect - did not show significant changes | aerobic performance | Human | male karate athletes | sSIT: 4 sets of 5 repetitions of 5-second all-out running; RT: 3 sets of 6-12 repetition maximum for exercises like back squats and leg presses, performed 3 days weekly. | Sequencing Effects of Concurrent Resistance and Short Sprint Interval Training on Physical Fitness, and Aerobic and Anaerobic Performance of Karate Athletes. |
| Resistance training | Increases - can improve | a variety of physical performance measures | Human | older adults | Resistance training for major muscle groups at 6-12 repetitions maximum intensity, at least twice weekly | Using the specificity and overload principles to prevent sarcopenia, falls and fractures with exercise.cited 6× |
| resistance training | Increases - increased | endurance performance (one-legged) | Human | male and female participants (healthy, n = 71; COPD, n = 24; age 68 ± 5 years) | Not specified in the abstract. | Vitamin Dcited 27× |
| resistance training | Increases - increased | endurance performance (whole-body) | Human | male and female participants (healthy, n = 71; COPD, n = 24; age 68 ± 5 years) | Not specified in the abstract. | Vitamin Dcited 27× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - improves | memory performance | Human | older adults with MCI | Not specified | Resistance training protects the hippocampus and precuneus against atrophy and benefits white matter integrity in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. |
| Resistance training (RT) | Increases - seem to have beneficial effects | muscle properties and physical performance | Human | older adults | 1200 mg once daily. | Effects of resistance training and/or beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate supplementation on muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance in older women with reduced muscle mass: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.cited 12× |
| resistance training | Increases - significant improvements were observed in | overall physical performance | Human | breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy | 20-to-90-min sessions 2-4 times weekly, 8-12 repetitions at 40%-90% of one-repetition maximum. | Effectiveness of resistance training in preventing sarcopenia among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| resistance training | Increases - positive and significant effect | physical performance | Human | older adults | High-intensity resistance training (80% 1RM) recommended; low-intensity (≤50% 1RM) also effective. | Exercise Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Sarcopenia. A Systematic Umbrella Review.cited 190× |
| resistance training (RT) | Increases - significant improvement | walking ability and performance measured by the 6MWT | Human | people with COPD | Not specified | Impact of resistance training on the 6-minute walk test in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 18× |
| resistance training combined with nutritional counselling | Increases - improved | most physical performance parameters | Human | community-dwelling older adults | Recommended protein (RP + T): ~1 g/kg BW/d; High protein (HP + T): ~2 g/kg BW/d. | Effects of an increased habitual dietary protein intake followed by resistance training on fitness, muscle quality and body composition of seniors: A randomised controlled trial.cited 12× |
| 12-week resistance training (RT) program | Increases - may effectively improve | cognitive performance | Human | older adults at high MCI risk | Not specified (12-week lower limb resistance training program). | Cognitive gains and cortical thickness changes after 12 weeks of resistance training in older adults with low and high risk of mild cognitive impairment: Findings from a randomized controlled trial. |
| Combined CR with aerobic exercise and resistance training (HCR [AE + RE]) | Increases - significantly improved | 6-min walk test (6MWT) performance | Human | — | Not specified | Effects of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation delivery modes on chronic heart failure: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| blood flow restricted resistance training (BFR-RT) | Increases - elicited significant improvements | functional lower extremity related physical performance | Human | people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | No more than three sessions per week, commencing at low-to-moderate intensity | An evaluation of progressive blood flow restricted resistance training and exercise preferences in individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis. |
| resistance training (RT) and protein supplementation (PS) | Increases - improvement | muscle strength and physical performance | Human | healthy elderly (>60 years) | Not specified | Effectiveness of Protein Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 22× |