Influence of Resistance Training Proximity-to-Failure on Skeletal Muscle Hypertrophy: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

This systematic review with meta-analysis investigated the influence of resistance training proximity-to-failure on muscle hypertrophy.

Methods

Literature searches in the PubMed, SCOPUS and SPORTDiscus databases identified a total of 15 studies that measured muscle hypertrophy (in healthy adults of any age and resistance training experience) and compared resistance training performed to: (A) momentary muscular failure versus non-failure; (B) set failure (defined as anything other than momentary muscular failure) versus non-failure; or (C) different velocity loss thresholds.

Results

There was a trivial advantage for resistance training performed to set failure versus non-failure for muscle hypertrophy in studies applying any definition of set f

SUBMITTER: Refalo MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9935748 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature