ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2023
Optimizing Resistance Training Technique to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy: A Narrative Review.
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- Effects of mHealth interventions to prescribe resistance training: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Resistance Exercise Versus Traditional Resistance Exercise in Voluntary Exhaustion on Quadriceps Muscle Adaptations in Untrained Young Males: A Randomized Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- A professional assessment of training plans for muscle hypertrophy and maximal strength developed by generative artificial intelligence.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Physical Fitness in World-Class Shot Put Para Athletes During Six Months of Training: A Longitudinal Case Report.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gamifying Resistance Training with Wearable Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Reproducibility and quality of hypertrophy-related training plans generated by GPT-4 and Google Gemini as evaluated by coaching experts.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Impact of Five Weeks of Strengthening Under Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) or Supplemental Oxygen Breathing (Normobaric Hyperoxia) on the Medial Gastrocnemius.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Minimum velocity threshold in response to the free-weight back squat: reliability and validity of different submaximal loading schemes.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Regimented resistance training (RT) has been shown to promote increases in muscle size. When engaging in RT, practitioners often emphasize the importance of appropriate exercise technique, especially when trying to maximize training adaptations (e.g., hypertrophy). This narrative review aims to synthesize existing evidence on what constitutes proper RT exercise technique for maximizing muscle hypertrophy, focusing on variables such as exercise-specific kinematics, contraction type, repetition tempo, and range of motion (ROM). We recommend that when trying to maximize hypertrophy, one should employ a ROM that emphasizes training at long muscle lengths while also employing a repetition tempo between 2 and 8 s. More research is needed to determine whether manipulating the duration of either the eccentric or concentric phase further enhances hypertrophy. Guidelines for body positioning and movement patterns are generally based on implied theory from applied anatomy and biomechanics. However, existing research on the impact of manipulating these aspects of exercise technique and their effect on hypertrophy is limited; it is therefore suggested that universal exercise-specific kinematic guidelines are followed and adopted in accordance with the above recommendations. Future research should investigate the impact of stricter versus more lenient exercise technique variations on hypertrophy.
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