Muscle morphological adaptations to resistance training and sports participation in children and adolescents: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This scoping review aimed to systematically map the existing literature on the effects of resistance training (RT) and sports participation on muscle morphology in children and adolescents.

Methods

Herein, a literature search was conducted using three electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. The inclusion criteria were as follows: articles that were written in English, which used chronic RT or a combination of RT with other training methods, or investigated the effects of sports participation, and reported muscle morphology as an outcome.

Results

This scoping review included 29 studies: 17 cross-sectional studies, 3 prospective observational studies, and 9 interventional studies. The following distribution was obtained after categorizing

SUBMITTER: Enomoto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12540516 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature