Weight Training, Miscellaneous
- 2020: Cortical, Corticospinal and Reticulospinal Contributions to Strength Training.
- 2019: Interset Stretching vs. Traditional Strength Training: Effects on Muscle Strength and Size in Untrained Individuals.
- 2019: Effects of Pre-exhaustion Versus Traditional Resistance Training on Training Volume, Maximal Strength, and Quadriceps Hypertrophy.
- 2019: Strength and Muscular Adaptations After 6 Weeks of Rest-Pause vs. Traditional Multiple-Sets Resistance Training in Trained Subjects.
- 2018: Does the addition of single joint exercises to a resistance training program improve changes in performance and anthropometric measures in untrained men? (PDF)
- 2014: The Relationship Between The Number Of Repetitions Performed At Given Intensities Is Different In Endurance And Strength Trained Athletes.
- 2013: Using Bench Press Load to Predict Upper Body Exercise Loads in Physically Active Individuals.
- 2013: Transference of kettlebell training to strength, power, and endurance.
- 2013: Integration core exercises elicit greater muscle activation than isolation exercises.
- 2011: Evidence-Based Resistance Training Recommendations.
- 2010: Myonuclei acquired by overload exercise precede hypertrophy and are not lost on detraining.
- 2009: American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults.
- 2006: Relationship between the number of repetitions and selected percentages of one repetition maximum in free weight exercises in trained and untrained men.
- 2005: Comparison of muscle force production using the Smith machine and free weights for bench press and squat exercises.
- 2003: Neuromuscular adaptations during concurrent strength and endurance training versus strength training.
- 2003: Effects of aerobic exercise on strength performance following various periods of recovery.
- 2003: Prediction of 1 repetition maximum in high-school power lifters.
- 2002: Detraining produces minimal changes in physical performance and hormonal variables in recreationally strength-trained men.
- 2002: American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Progression models in resistance training for healthy adults.
- 2002: Growth hormone release during acute and chronic aerobic and resistance exercise: recent findings.
- 2001: Orientation and familiarization to 1RM strength testing in old and young women.
- 2001: Effect of strength training on resting metabolic rate and physical activity: age and gender comparisons.
- 2001: Effects of resistance training on insulin-like growth factor-I and IGF binding proteins.
- 2001: Effects of a circuit weight training program on the body images of college students.
- 2000: The influence of direct supervision of resistance training on strength performance.
- 1999: Exercise and recovery responses of adrenal medullary neurohormones to heavy resistance exercise.
- 1999: Explosive-strength training improves 5-km running time by improving running economy and muscle power
- 1993: Effect of training on the relationship between maximal and submaximal strength.
- 1992: Hypertrophy without increased isometric strength after weight training.
- 1991: Comparison of changes in testosterone concentrations after strength and endurance exercise in well trained men.
- 1991: Effects of the Tonic Neck Reflex in the Bench Press
- 1991: The effect on performance of imposing a delay during a stretch-shorten cycle movement.
- 1988: Intra-abdominal and intra-thoracic pressures during lifting and jumping.
- 1985: Short-term strength training and the expression of myostatin and IGF-I isoforms in rat muscle and tendon: differential effects of specific contraction types.
Isolated Exercises
- 2020: The Epidemiology of Injuries Across the Weight-Training Sports.
- 2019: Single joint exercises do not provide benefits in performance and anthropometric changes in recreational bodybuilders.
- 2018: Does the addition of single joint exercises to a resistance training program improve changes in performance and anthropometric measures in untrained men?
- 2018: Muscular performance and body composition changes following multi-joint versus combined multi- and single-joint exercises in aging adults.
- 2015: The effects of adding single-joint exercises to a multi-joint exercise resistance training program on upper body muscle strength and size in trained men.
- 2015: Single vs. Multi-Joint Resistance Exercises: Effects on Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy.
- 2013: Effect of adding single-joint exercises to a multi-joint exercise resistance-training program on strength and hypertrophy in untrained subjects.
Dose Response
- 2020: The Minimum Effective Training Dose Required to Increase 1RM Strength in Resistance-Trained Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- 2020: Effects of resistance training with controlled versus self-selected repetition duration on muscle mass and strength in untrained men
- 2019: High-Frequency Resistance Training Is Not More Effective Than Low-Frequency Resistance Training in Increasing Muscle Mass and Strength in Well-Trained Men.
- 2015: Dose-Response Relationships of Resistance Training in Healthy Old Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- 2015: Dose-response of 1, 3, and 5 sets of resistance exercise on strength, local muscular endurance, and hypertrophy.
- 2015: Effects of Low- vs. High-Load Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy in Well-Trained Men.
- 2015: Influence of number of sets on blood pressure and heart rate variability after a strength training session.
- 2014: Effects of different volume-equated resistance training loading strategies on muscular adaptations in well-trained men.
- 2014: Acute endocrine responses to different strength exercise order in men.
- 2014: Influence of exercise order on electromyographic activity during upper body resistance training.
- 2013: Strength and Body Composition Changes in Recreationally Strength-Trained Individuals: Comparison of One versus Three Sets Resistance-Training Programmes.
- 2013: Influence of inter-set stretching on strength, flexibility and hormonal adaptations.
- 2012: Resistance exercise load does not determine training-mediated hypertrophic gains in young men.
- 2012: Associations of exercise-induced hormone profiles and gains in strength and hypertrophy in a large cohort after weight training.
- 2012: Effects of Unilateral and Bilateral Lower-Body Heavy Resistance Exercise on Muscle Activity and Testosterone Response.
- 2011: Effects of periodic and continued resistance training on muscle CSA and strength in previously untrained men.
- 2011: One-set resistance training elevates energy expenditure for 72 h similar to three sets.
- 2010: A mathematical model of neuromuscular adaptation to resistance training and its application in a computer simulation of accommodating loads.
- 2010: Low-Load High Volume Resistance Exercise Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis More Than High-Load Low Volume Resistance Exercise in Young Men.
- 2010: Single vs. multiple sets of resistance exercise for muscle hypertrophy: a meta-analysis.
- 2009: Effect of time-of-day-specific strength training on muscular hypertrophy in men.
- 2008: Effect of short-term failure versus nonfailure training on lower body muscular endurance.
- 2008: The salivary testosterone and cortisol response to three loading schemes.
- 2007: Effect of short-term equal-volume resistance training with different workout frequency on muscle mass and strength in untrained men and women.
- 2005: The acute effects of heavy-load squats and loaded countermovement jumps on sprint performance.
- 2005: Applications of the dose-response for muscular strength development: a review of meta-analytic efficacy and reliability for designing training prescription.
- 2005: Moderate resistance training volume produces more favorable strength gains than high or low volumes during a short-term training cycle.
- 2005: Training leading to repetition failure enhances bench press strength gains in elite junior athletes.
- 2004: Quantitative analysis of single- vs. multiple-set programs in resistance training.
- 2003: Acute hormonal and neuromuscular responses and recovery to forced vs maximum repetitions multiple resistance exercises.
- 2003: Hormonal responses after various resistance exercise protocols.
- 2003: Hormonal responses from concentric and eccentric muscle contractions.
- 2003: A single set of low intensity resistance exercise immediately following high intensity resistance exercise stimulates growth hormone secretion in men.
- 2003: A meta-analysis to determine the dose response for strength development.
- 2003: The influence of volume of exercise on early adaptations to strength training.
- 2002: Muscular adaptations in response to three different resistance-training regimens: specificity of repetition maximum training zones.
- 2002: Three sets of weight training superior to 1 set with equal intensity for eliciting strength.
- 2001: Testosterone responses after resistance exercise in women: influence of regional fat distribution.
- 2001: High-resistance versus variable-resistance training in older adults.
- 2001: Single- vs. multiple-set strength training in women.
- 2001: Low-volume circuit versus high-volume periodized resistance training in women.
- 2000: Influence of resistance training volume and periodization on physiological and performance adaptations in collegiate women tennis players.
- 2000: Time course for strength and muscle thickness changes following upper and lower body resistance training in men and women.
- 2000: Short-Term Performance Effects of Weight Training With Multiple Sets Not to Failure vs. a Single Set to Failure in Women.
- 2000: Influence of Resistance Training Volume and Periodization on Physiological and Performance Adaptations in Collegiate Women Tennis Players.
- 2000: Single versus multiple sets in long-term recreational weightlifters.
- 2000: Hormonal responses to high- and moderate-intensity strength exercise.
- 1993: Effects of different heavy-resistance exercise protocols on plasma beta-endorphin concentrations.
- 1989: Comparison of 2 vs 3 days/week of variable resistance training during 10- and 18-week programs.
- 1978: Variable resistance versus constant resistance strength training in adult males.
Periodization / Undulating Workloads
- 2019: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses Comparing Periodized and Non-periodized Exercise Programs: Why We Should Go Back to Original Research.
- 2018: Comparison of Powerlifting Performance in Trained Men Using Traditional and Flexible Daily Undulating Periodization.
- 2017: Comparison of Periodized and Non-Periodized Resistance Training on Maximal Strength: A Meta-Analysis.
- 2017: Is Empirical Research on Periodization Trustworthy? A Comprehensive Review of Conceptual and Methodological Issues.
- 2016: Elastic Bands as a Component of Periodized Resistance Training.
- 2015: Short-term Periodization Models: Effects on Strength and Speed-strength Performance.
- 2014: Optimizing strength training for running and cycling endurance performance: A review.
- 2012: Strength Gains: Block Versus Daily Undulating Periodization Weight Training Among Track and Field Athletes
- 2012: Comparison of muscle hypertrophy following 6-month of continuous and periodic strength training.
- 2009: Comparison of linear and reverse linear periodization effects on maximal strength and body composition.
- 2007: Cycle-Length Variants in Periodized Strength/Power Training.
- 2003: Comparison between linear and nonlinear in-season training programs in freshman football players.
- 2003: A comparison of linear and daily undulating periodized programs with equated volume and intensity for local muscular endurance.
- 2002: A comparison of linear and daily undulating periodized programs with equated volume and intensity for strength.
Interset Rest Period
- 2016: Longer Interset Rest Periods Enhance Muscle Strength and Hypertrophy in Resistance-Trained Men.
- 2009: Rest interval between sets in strength training.
- 2008: The effect of different rest intervals between sets on volume components and strength gains.
- 2006: The effect of rest interval length on bench press performance with heavy vs. light loads.
- 2005: Short vs. long rest period between the sets in hypertrophic resistance training: influence on muscle strength, size, and hormonal adaptations in trained men.
- 2005: A comparison of 3 different rest intervals on the exercise volume completed during a workout.
- 2003: Effect of rest interval length on repeated 1 repetition maximum back squats.
- 1997: Effects of rest interval on isokinetic strength and functional performance after short-term high intensity training.
Accommodating Resistance
- 2019: Electromyographic comparison of the barbell deadlift using constant versus variable resistance in healthy, trained men.
- 2016: Elastic Bands as a Component of Periodized Resistance Training.
- 2016: Understanding and Overcoming the Sticking Point in Resistance Exercise.
- 2014: Effectiveness of accommodation and constant resistance training on maximal strength and power in trained athletes.
- 2011: The effects of combined elastic- and free-weight tension vs. free-weight tension on one-repetition maximum strength in the bench press.
- 2011: The Effects of 24 weeks of Resistance Training with Simultaneous Elastic and Free Weight Loading on Muscular Performance of Novice Lifters.
- 2009: Alterations in speed of squat movement and the use of accommodated resistance among college athletes training for power.
- 2009: Effect of kinetically altering a repetition via the use of chain resistance on velocity during the bench press.
- 2009: Comparison of chain- and plate-loaded bench press training on strength, joint pain, and muscle soreness in Division II baseball players.
Repetition Speed
- 2017: The Effects of Eccentric Contraction Duration on Muscle Strength, Power Production, Vertical Jump, and Soreness.
- 2012: Early-phase muscular adaptations in response to slow-speed versus traditional resistance-training regimens.
- 2006: The effect of varying the time of concentric and eccentric muscle actions during resistance training on skeletal muscle adaptations in women.
- 2003: Effects of different set configurations on barbell velocity and displacement during a clean pull.
- 2001: Effects of regular and slow speed resistance training on muscle strength.
- 2001: Multiple-joint velocity-spectrum strength/power development consequent to repetition manipulation.
Special Populations
- 2019: Effects of free weights and machine training on muscular strength in high-functioning older adults.
- 2018: Effects of linear periodization versus daily undulating periodization on neuromuscular performance and activities of daily living in an elderly population.
- 2018: Effects of resistance training on body composition and functional capacity among sarcopenic obese residents in long-term care facilities: a preliminary study.
- 2017: Effects of elastic resistance exercise on body composition and physical capacity in older women with sarcopenic obesity: A CONSORT-compliant prospective randomized controlled trial.
- 2017: Power training using pneumatic machines vs. plate-loaded machines to improve muscle power in older adults.
- 2016: Functional strength training: Seated machine vs standing cable training to improve physical function in elderly.
- 2015: Effects of resistance exercise timing on sleep architecture and nocturnal blood pressure.
- 2012: Sex-based comparisons of myofibrillar protein synthesis after resistance exercise in the fed state
- 2010: Minimal difference between aerobic and progressive resistance exercise on metabolic profile and fitness in older adults with diabetes mellitus: a randomised trial.
- 2010: Resistance training in the treatment of the metabolic syndrome.
- 2005: Optimal load for increasing muscle power during explosive resistance training in older adults.
- 2005: Improved physical performance in older adults undertaking a short-term programme of high-velocity resistance training.
- 2004: Moderate-intensity resistance exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure improves strength, endurance, heart rate variability, and forearm blood flow.
- 2002: Strength/endurance training versus endurance training in congestive heart failure.
- 2002: High-intensity resistance training improves glycemic control in older patients with type 2 diabetes.
- 2002: Effect of aging on male and female master athletes' performance in strength versus endurance activities.
- 2001: Controlled dynamic weight training in patients with neuromuscular disorders.
- 2001: High-resistance versus variable-resistance training in older adults.
- 2001: A randomized two-year study of the effects of dynamic strength training on muscle strength, disease activity, functional capacity, and bone mineral density in early rheumatoid arthritis.
- 1999: Injuries and muscle soreness during the one repetition maximum assessment in a cardiac rehabilitation population.
- 1999: Prescription of resistance training for health and disease.
- 1993: A review of the effects of resistance training for individuals with diabetes mellitus.
Children
- 2018: The Effects of Concurrent Strength and Endurance Training on Physical Fitness and Athletic Performance in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
- 2011: High-intensity and resistance training and elite young athletes.
- 2010: Resistance training among young athletes: safety, efficacy and injury prevention effects.
- 2009: Youth Resistance Training: Updated Position Statement Paper From the National Strength and Conditioning Association. (PDF)
- 2008: Strength Training by Children and Adolescents. (PDF)
- 2002: Comparison of 1 and 2 days per week of strength training in children.
- 2001: Effects of different resistance training protocols on upper-body strength and endurance development in children.
- 2001: Strength training for children and adolescents.
- 2000: Strength training for children and adolescents.
- 1999: The effects of different resistance training protocols on muscular strength and endurance development in children.
Injury
- 2011: To Crunch or Not to Crunch: An Evidence-Based Examination of Spinal Flexion Exercises, Their Potential Risks, and Their Applicability to Program Design.
- 2010: Shoulder injuries attributed to resistance training: a brief review.
- 2010: Epidemiology of weight training-related injuries presenting to United States emergency departments, 1990 to 2007.
- 1990: Muscle conditioning and muscle injuries.
- 1988: Implications for connective tissue and bone alterations resulting from resistance exercise training.
- 1986: Value of resistance training for the reduction of sports injuries.
Biomechanics
- 2019: The Biomechanics and Applications of Strongman Exercises: a Systematic Review.
- 2015: Influence of bench angle on upper extremity muscular activation during bench press exercise.
- 2014: Adductor longus activation during common hip exercises.
- 2014: Glenohumeral Function of the Long Head of the Biceps Muscle: An Electromyographic Analysis.
- 2013: Electromyographic Comparison of Traditional and Suspension Push-Ups.
- 2012: A biomechanical comparison of the traditional squat, powerlifting squat, and box squat.
- 2012: Assessment of scapulohumeral rhythm for scapular plane shoulder elevation using a modified digital inclinometer.
- 2012: Common variants of the resistance mechanism in the Smith machine: analysis of mechanical loading characteristics and application to strength-oriented and hypertrophy-oriented training.
- 2011: Moment arms of the shoulder muscles during axial rotation.
- 2010: An electromyography analysis of 3 muscles surrounding the shoulder joint during the performance of a chest press exercise at several angles.
- 2010: Grip width and forearm orientation effects on muscle activity during the lat pull-down.
- 2009: Electromyographic analysis of three different types of lat pull-down.
- 2009: Comparison of different strongman events: trunk muscle activation and lumbar spine motion, load, and stiffness.
- 2009: Exercises for the torso performed in a standing posture: spine and hip motion and motor patterns and spine load.
- 2008: Isometric shoulder girdle strength of healthy young adults.
- 2005: The influence of grip width and forearm pronation/supination on upper-body myoelectric activity during the flat bench press.
- 2003: Effect of knee position on hip and knee torques during the barbell squat.
- 2002: The effect of back squat depth on the EMG activity of 4 superficial hip and thigh muscles.
- 2001: Knee biomechanics of the dynamic squat exercise.
- 1997: Electromyographical Activity of the Pectoralis Muscle During Incline and Decline Bench Presses
- 1997: EMG analysis of lower extremity muscle recruitment patterns during an unloaded squat.
- 1996: High- and low-bar squatting techniques during weight-training.
- 1996: Muscle activity in upper and lower rectus abdominus during abdominal exercises.
- 1996: Human quadriceps cross-sectional area, torque and neural activation during 6 months strength training.
- 1990: Constant vs variable resistance knee extension training.
- 1985: In vivo moment arm lengths for hip extensor muscles at different angles of hip flexion.
- 1979: Activation of abdominal muscles during some physiotherapeutic exercises.
