ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Effect of Velocity Loss on Strength Development and Related Training Efficiency: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.
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- Does baseline strength influence adaptations to velocity loss threshold-based resistance training?BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
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- Superset Versus Traditional Resistance Training Prescriptions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Exploring Acute and Chronic Effects on Mechanical, Metabolic, and Perceptual Variables.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Exploring the Dose-Response Relationship Between Estimated Resistance Training Proximity to Failure, Strength Gain, and Muscle Hypertrophy: A Series of Meta-Regressions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of Training Frequency on Mechanical Output and Perceived Exertion of Resistance Training with Velocity Loss Monitoring.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Trial
- The effects of velocity-based vs. percentage-based resistance training on sports performance in trainedindividuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of intermittent fasting combined with resistance training on training adaptations: an exploratory multilevel meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Effectiveness of Individualized Training Programs Based on the Optimal Force-Velocity Relationship to Develop Athletes' Jump Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Review
- Conceptualizing a load and volume autoregulation integrated velocity model to minimize neuromuscular fatigue and maximize neuromuscular adaptations in resistance training.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Review
- Effects of different lifting strategies during resistance training on lower body function in untrained adult women: a comparison between 6-weeks of 10% velocity loss and standard resistance training.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- A novel approach to monitoring selective fatigue in female softball athletes: evaluating load-velocity relationship variables and specific performance metrics.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Load Monitoring and Its Relationship with Healthcare in Sports.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The velocity loss method is often used in velocity-based training (VBT) to dynamically regulate training loads. However, the effects of velocity loss on maximum strength development and training efficiency are still unclear. Therefore, we conducted a dose-response meta-analysis aiming to fill this research gap. A systematic literature search was performed to identify studies on VBT with the velocity loss method via PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, EBSCO, and Cochrane. Controlled trials that compared the effects of different velocity losses on maximum strength were considered. One-repetition maximum (1RM) gain and 1RM gain per repetition were the selected outcomes to indicate the maximum strength development and its training efficiency. Eventually, nine studies with a total of 336 trained males (training experience/history ≥ 1 year) were included for analysis. We found a non-linear dose-response relationship (reverse U-shaped) between velocity loss and 1RM gain (
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