Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2020
Suspension training vs. traditional resistance training: effects on muscle mass, strength and functional performance in older adults.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of suspension exercise training in spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of resistance training on bioelectrical phase angle in older adults: a systematic review with Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of different exercise training modes on muscle strength and physical performance in older people with sarcopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of low-intensity suspension training with blood flow restriction on GH, IGF-1, and their association with physical fitness in young women.Physiological reports · 2024Trial
- Acute and chronic functional and traditional resistance training improve muscular fitness in young males via the AMPK/PGC-1α/irisin signaling pathway.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Trial
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- Angle-specific upper body muscle activation in suspension push-ups: an electromyographic analysis across different body angles.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Targeted muscle activation in Bulgarian split squat variations: effects of trunk position and suspension-based execution.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Effects of Suspension Training on Dynamic, Static Balance, and Stability: An Interventional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Engagement in Aerobic Exercise Is Associated with a Reduced Prevalence of Sarcopenia and Severe Sarcopenia in Italian Older Adults.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
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- Resistance Training before, during, and after COVID-19 Infection: What Have We Learned So Far?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Strength training in elderly: An useful tool against sarcopenia.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
- Effects of 6-Week Traditional and Functional Resistance Training on Arterial Stiffness and Muscular Strength in Healthy Young Men.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Impact Analysis of 20-Week Multimodal Progressive Functional-Proprioceptive Training among Sedentary Workers Affected by Non-Specific Low-Back Pain: An Interventional Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Evidence-based recommendations for resistance and power training to prevent frailty in community-dwellers.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021Review
- Maintenance of Muscle Mass and Cardiorespiratory Fitness to Cancer Patients During COVID-19 Era and After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Aging With Strength: Functional Training to Support Independence and Quality of Life.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingReview
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Funding
Abstract
purposeWe compared the effects of suspension training (ST) with traditional resistance training (TRT) on muscle mass, strength and functional performance in older adults.
methodsForty-two untrained older adults were randomized in TRT, ST (both performed 3 sets of whole body exercises to muscle failure) or control group (CON). Muscle thickness (MT) of biceps brachii (MT
resultsMT
conclusionSuspension training (ST) promotes similar muscle mass, strength and functional performance improvements compared to TRT in older adults.
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