Background Current recommendations on resistance training (RT) frequency for gains in
muscular strength are based on extrapolations from limited evidence on the topic, and thus …

Abstract Vieira, AF, Umpierre, D, Teodoro, JL, Lisboa, SC, Baroni, BM, Izquierdo, M, and
Cadore, EL. Effects of resistance training performed to failure or not to failure on muscle …

Hypertrophy can be operationally defined as an increase in the axial cross-sectional area of
a muscle fiber or whole muscle, and is due to increases in the size of pre-existing muscle …

Abstract Stone, MH, Hornsby, WG, Haff, GG, Fry, AC, Suarez, DG, Liu, J, Gonzalez-Rave, JM,
and Pierce, KC. Periodization and block periodization in sports: emphasis on strength-power …

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of four resistance training (RT) programs
with different velocity loss (VL) thresholds: 0%(VL0), 10%(VL10), 20%(VL20) and …

This study aimed to analyze the agreement between five bar velocity monitoring devices,
currently used in resistance training, to determine the most reliable device based on …

Background The proximity to failure in which sets are terminated has gained attention in the
scientific literature as a potentially key resistance training variable. Multiple meta-analyses …

This study aimed to compare the load-velocity and load-power relationships of three
common variations of the squat exercise. 52 strength-trained males performed a progressive …

For more than a century, many concepts and several theories and principles pertaining to
the goals, organization, methodology and evaluation of the effects of resistance training (RT) …

Specificity has two major components: A strength-endurance continuum (S-EC) and
adherence to principles of Dynamic Correspondence. Available evidence indicates the …