SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2021
Optimal Training Sequences to Develop Lower Body Force, Velocity, Power, and Jump Height: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effect of Strength Training Programs in Middle- and Long-Distance Runners' Economy at Different Running Speeds: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Different Strength Training Modalities on Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- The Role of Velocity-Based Training (VBT) in Enhancing Athletic Performance in Trained Individuals: A Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Complex and Contrast Training on Lower Limb Explosive Power and Eccentric Strength in Elite Male Track and Field Athletes: A 24-Week Randomized Trial.Journal of strength and conditioning research · 2026Trial
- The Effect of Cluster Sets and Accentuated Eccentric Loading on Vertical Jump Performance and Strategy During Lower-Body Complex Training.European journal of sport science · 2026Trial
- Male collegiate volleyball players' depth jump biomechanical adaptations to eight-week complex-contrast training.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
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- Effects of Different Paired-Set Configurations and Rest Intervals on Acute Volume Load, Repetitions, and Training Efficiency: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Basketball Players Jump and Maximal Strength Performance Improvements After French Contrast Training.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biomechanical and Physiological Demands of CrossFit: A Systematic Review.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Review
- Acute Performance and Velocity-Based Fatigue Responses to Alternated and Grouped Exercise Orders in Full-Body Circuit Resistance Training.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- American College of Sports Medicine Position Stand. Resistance Training Prescription for Muscle Function, Hypertrophy, and Physical Performance in Healthy Adults: An Overview of Reviews.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026 · on this mapReview
- Collagen Supplementation on Tendon-Related Structural and Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundResistance training has been used to enhance a range of athletic abilities through correct manipulation of several variables such as training load, training volume, set configuration, and rest period.
objectiveThe aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare the acute and chronic responses of lower body cluster, contrast, complex, and traditional training across a range of athletic performance outcomes (1-repetition maximum squat strength, jump height, peak power, peak force, peak velocity, and sprint time).
methodsA database search was completed (SPORTDiscus, Medline and CINAHL) followed by a quality scoring system, which concluded with 41 studies being used in the meta-analysis. Effect sizes were calculated for acute and training intervention changes compared to baseline. For acute cluster training, effect sizes were used to represent differences between equated traditional and cluster sets.
resultsAcutely, contrast and cluster training can be implemented to enhance and maintain velocity. Complex training does not acutely show a performance-enhancing effect on jump performance.
conclusionWhen looking to develop exercise-specific force, the exercise should be completed closer to set failure with fewer repetitions still able to be completed, which can be achieved using complex or high-volume contrast training to pre-fatigue the lighter exercise. When the objective is to improve velocity for the target exercise, it can be combined with a heavier contrast pair to create a postactivation performance enhancing effect. Alternatively, cluster set designs can be used to maintain high velocities and reduce drop-off. Finally, traditional training is most effective for increasing squat 1-repetition maximum.
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