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ReviewJournal of sport and health science2021

Effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review.

Jozo Grgic, Brad J Schoenfeld, Pavle Mikulic

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Review in Journal of sport and health science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 19 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05915819 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Plyometric Training and Eccentric Muscle Training on Functional Performance in Weightlifters

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled10ConditionsFunctional PerformanceArmsPlyometric Training, Eccentric Training
NCT06536777 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Ballistic Six Exercises With and Without Blood Flow Restriction on Agility, Strength and Functional Ability in Cricket Players

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled32ConditionsPlyometric Exercise, Blood Flow Restriction TrainingArmsPlyometric Exercises, Blood Flow Restriction Training
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Jozo GrgicInstitute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 3011, Australia. Electronic address: jozo990@hotmail.com.
Brad J SchoenfeldDepartment of Health Sciences, Lehman College, Bronx, NY 10468, USA.
Pavle MikulicFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia.
Lehman College · USUniversity of Zagreb · HRVictoria University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveIn this review, we critically evaluate studies directly comparing the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on skeletal muscle hypertrophy.

methodsWe conducted electronic searches of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science to find studies that explored the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on muscle hypertrophy.

resultsEight relevant studies were included in the review. Six studies compared the effects of plyometric vs. resistance training on muscle hypertrophy, while 2 studies explored the effects of combining plyometric and resistance training vs. isolated resistance training on acute anabolic signaling or muscle hypertrophy. Based on the results of these studies, we conclude that plyometric and resistance training may produce similar effects on whole muscle hypertrophy for the muscle groups of the lower extremities. Therefore, it seems that plyometric training has a greater potential for inducing increases in muscle size than previously thought. Despite the findings observed at the whole muscle level, the evidence for the effects of plyometric training on hypertrophy on the muscle fiber level is currently limited for drawing inferences. Compared to isolated resistance training, combining plyometric and resistance exercise does not seem to produce additive effects on anabolic signaling or muscle growth; however, this area requires future study. The limitations of the current body of evidence are that the findings are specific to (a) musculature of the lower extremities, (b) short-term training interventions that lasted up to 12 weeks, and (c) previously untrained or recreationally active participants.

conclusionThis review highlights that plyometric and resistance training interventions may produce similar effects on whole muscle hypertrophy, at least for the muscle groups of the lower extremities, in untrained and recreationally trained individuals, and over short-term (i.e., ≤12 weeks) intervention periods.

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HumansHypertrophyMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthPlyometric ExerciseResistance TrainingEffectsMuscleMuscle sizeProtein

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