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Trial reportPloS one2019

Acute low- compared to high-load resistance training to failure results in greater energy expenditure during exercise in healthy young men.

Diego T Brunelli, Enrico A R Finardi, Ivan L P Bonfante, Arthur F Gáspari, Amanda V Sardeli, Thiago M F Souza, Mara P T Chacon-Mikahil, Claudia R Cavaglieri

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In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Serum metabolomic profiling reveals load-specific adaptations to resistance training.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diego T BrunelliExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8538-7096
Enrico A R FinardiExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ivan L P BonfanteExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Arthur F GáspariExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Amanda V SardeliExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Thiago M F SouzaExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1464-8628
Mara P T Chacon-MikahilExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Claudia R CavaglieriExercise Physiology Laboratory (FISEX)-Faculty of Physical Education, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to verify the energy expenditure (EE), energy system contributions and autonomic control during and after an acute low-load or high-load resistance training (RT) protocol to momentary failure (MF) in young adults. Eleven young men (22 ± 3 yrs, 71.8 ± 7.7 kg; 1.75 ± 0.06 m) underwent a randomized crossover design of three knee extension acute protocols: a low-load RT [30% of their maximal strength (1RM); RT30] or a high-load RT (80% of 1RM; RT80) protocol, with all sets being performed to MF; or a control session (Control) without exercise. Participants were measured for EE, energy system contributions, and cardiac autonomic control before, during, and after each exercise session. Exercise EE was significantly higher for RT30 as compared to RT80. Furthermore, post measurements of blood lactate levels and the anaerobic lactic system contribution were significantly greater for RT30 as compared to RT80. In addition, parasympathetic restoration was lower for RT30 as compared to RT80. In conclusion, a low-load (30% 1RM) RT session produced higher EE during exercise than a high-load (80% 1RM) RT session to MF, and may be a good option for fitness professionals, exercise physiologists, and practitioners when choosing the optimal RT protocol that provides more EE, especially for those who want or need to lose weight.

Indexed as

Resistance TrainingEnergy MetabolismExerciseHeart RateHumansLactatesMaleOxygen ConsumptionYoung AdultLactates

Identifiers

PMID31710635
PMCPMC6844472
OpenAlexW2983680471

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