Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2016
Resistance-training exercises with different stability requirements: time course of task specificity.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Task Specificity of Dynamic Resistance Training and Its Transferability to Non-trained Isometric Muscle Strength: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The short- and long-term effects of resistance training with different stability requirements.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Development of specific instrumentalist exercises to improve scapular stabilization-a proof of concept study (New exercises to strengthen musicians - Part I).Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Investigation of bench press muscle activity and kinematic parameters under stable and unstable load conditions.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Connection Between Resistance Training, Climbing Performance, and Injury Prevention.Sports medicine - open · 2024Review
- Effect of fatigue on intermuscular EMG-EMG coupling during bench press exercise at 60% 1RM workload in males.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Article
- Effect of free-weight vs. machine-based strength training on maximal strength, hypertrophy and jump performance - a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- A comparison of muscle activation and concomitant intermuscular coupling of antagonist muscles among bench presses with different instability degrees in untrained men.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The Effect of Grip Width on Muscle Strength and Electromyographic Activity in Bench Press among Novice- and Resistance-Trained Men.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effects of Resistance Exercise on Balance Ability: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Muscle activity in asymmetric bench press among resistance-trained individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Article
- Muscle activation with swinging loads in bench press.PloS one · 2020Article
- The effects of ten weeks resistance training on sticking region in chest-press exercises.PloS one · 2020Article
- Effects of ten weeks dynamic or isometric core training on climbing performance among highly trained climbers.PloS one · 2018Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to assess the task-specificity (greater improvements in trained compared to non-trained tasks), transferability and time-course adaptations of resistance-training programs with varying instability requirements.
methodThirty-six resistance-trained men were randomized to train chest press 2 days week
resultsThe groups training with the unstable Swiss-ball and dumbbells, but not the stable Smith-machine, demonstrated task-specificity, which became apparent in the early phase and remained throughout the study. The improvements in the trained exercise tended to increase more with instability (dumbbells vs. Smith machine, p = 0.061). The group training with Smith machine had similar improvements in the non-trained exercises. Greater improvements were observed in the early phase of the strength-training program (first-7th session) for all groups in all three exercises, but most notably for the unstable exercises. No differences were observed between the groups or testing times for EMG activity.
conclusionThese findings suggest that among resistance-trained individuals, the concept of task-specificity could be most relevant in resistance training with greater stability requirements, particularly due to rapid strength improvements for unstable resistance exercises.
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