Frontiers in nutrition2026n = 39 trials
Meta AnalysisHuman
This study set out to see if creatine supplements work differently when taken with resistance training versus other types of exercise. It pooled data from 39 trials in healthy men…
Frontiers in physiology2026
Meta AnalysisHuman
This study set out to assess how exercise affects bone mineral density (BMD) in middle-aged and older men, focusing on different skeletal sites. It pooled data from randomized controlled trials…
Frontiers in physiology2026n = 369
Meta AnalysisHuman
This systematic review and meta-analysis looked at how combining aerobic exercise with other interventions affects metabolic, heart, and inflammation markers in men. It pooled data from 14 randomized controlled trials…
Frontiers in public health2026
Meta AnalysisHuman
This study compared two approaches to resistance training, linear periodization (a steady progression of weight up and reps down over months) and undulating periodization (varying weight and reps week to…
Frontiers in endocrinology2025n = 8,443 men (3,467 normal BMI, 3,444 overweight, 1,532 obese)
Meta AnalysisHuman
This meta-analysis (a study that statistically pools many earlier studies) looked at how body mass index (BMI, a weight-for-height number used to flag over- or under-weight) relates to sperm quality…
Journal of strength and conditioning research2021n = 421 men across 11 studies
Meta AnalysisHuman
This study set out to see whether exercise training raises resting testosterone in men who were not very active but otherwise healthy. It pooled 11 randomized trials covering 421 men…
Journal of endocrinological investigation2020n = 569 patients
Meta AnalysisHuman
This meta-analysis set out to see whether physical exercise causes a short-term rise in testosterone levels in men. It pooled data from 48 studies that measured total and free testosterone…