Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2003
Effect of resistance exercise volume and complexity on EMG, strength, and regional body composition.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Resistance Training Dose Response: Meta-Regressions Exploring the Effects of Weekly Volume and Frequency on Muscle Hypertrophy and Strength Gains.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Re-examination of 1- vs. 3-Sets of Resistance Exercise for Pre-spaceflight Muscle Conditioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Pooled it
- What is the best moment to apply phototherapy when associated to a strength training program? A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial : Phototherapy in association to strength training.Lasers in medical science · 2016Trial
- Resistance training volume, energy balance and weight management: rationale and design of a 9 month trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2012Trial
- Strength and neuromuscular adaptation following one, four, and eight sets of high intensity resistance exercise in trained males.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Physiological elevation of endogenous hormones results in superior strength training adaptation.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Progression of volume load and muscular adaptation during resistance exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2011Trial
- Toward a New Paradigm in Resistance Training by Means of Velocity Monitoring: A Critical and Challenging Narrative.Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- Multiple Applications of Different Exercise Modalities with Rodents.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Review
- Effects of Low-Volume Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Functionality of People with Parkinson's Disease.International journal of exercise science · 2019Article
- The Importance of Muscular Strength: Training Considerations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Review
- Effects of Single Vs. Multiple Sets Water-Based Resistance Training on Maximal Dynamic Strength in Young Men.Journal of human kinetics · 2015Article
- Effect of unilateral and bilateral resistance exercise on maximal voluntary strength, total volume of load lifted, and perceptual and metabolic responses.Biology of sport · 2015Article
- Time course of low- and high-volume strength training on neuromuscular adaptations and muscle quality in older women.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2014Article
- The influence of frequency, intensity, volume and mode of strength training on whole muscle cross-sectional area in humans.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2007Review
- Designing resistance training programmes to enhance muscular fitness: a review of the acute programme variables.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2005Review
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Abstract
This study was designed to examine the effects of a 12-week resistance training program using single versus multiple sets of a complex versus simple exercise on EMG, strength and regional body composition. Twenty-eight untrained men ( n=15) and women ( n=13) performed resistance training twice per week. Group 1 (S-1, n=9) performed one set of a leg press (LP) and bicep curl (BC) exercise, group 2 (M-6, n=9) performed six sets of a LP and BC exercise, and group 3 (C, n=10) was the control group. One-repetition maximums (1RMs) and EMG were measured in the LP and BC during pre-, mid-, and post-training. Lean body mass of the legs and arms were measured pre- and post-training by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Results of the study indicated that both S-1 and M-6 groups significantly increased percentage strength pre- to post-training in both the LP and BC [S-1 pre-/post-LP=41.2 (23.7)%, BC=8.5 (6.71)%; M-6 pre-/post-LP=52.6 (12.6)%, BC=22.8 (15.6)%; mean (SD)]. However, compared to S-1, M-6 showed a significantly greater increase in percentage strength in the BC ( P<or=0.05) from pre- to post-testing. Results also showed that M-6 produced a significant increase in biceps (single-joint) muscle EMG values pre- to mid-testing compared to S-1. There were no significant differences found in lean muscle mass gains for the legs or arms in either training group. The data from this study suggest that multiple sets produce a greater increase in percentage strength gain for a simple exercise. It is possible that some type of neural mechanism is responsible for the observed difference.
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