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SynthesisFrontiers in physiology2021

Effect of Functional Training on Physical Fitness Among Athletes: A Systematic Review.

Wensheng Xiao, Kim Geok Soh, Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali Wazir, Othman Talib, Xiaorong Bai, Te Bu, He Sun, Stevo Popovic, Bojan Masanovic, Jovan Gardasevic

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Synthesis in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Wensheng XiaoDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Kim Geok SohDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Mohd Rozilee Wazir Norjali WazirDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Othman TalibDepartment of Science and Technical Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Xiaorong BaiDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Te BuDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
He SunDepartment of Sports Studies, Faculty of Education Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.
Stevo PopovicFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Bojan MasanovicFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.
Jovan GardasevicFaculty for Sport and Physical Education, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is evidence that functional training is beneficial for the overall physical fitness of athletes. However, there is a lack of a systematic review focused on the effects of functional training on athletes' physical fitness. Thus, the aimed of the present review is to clarify the effects of functional training on physical fitness among athletes. In accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyzes (PRISMA)

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Identifiers

PMID34552511
PMCPMC8450457

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