Peer-reviewed research concerning resistance training, summarized and appraised in plain language with every source cited.
This study looked at how a lifetime of endurance exercise affects heart health and muscle strength in older men. It followed 59 men, average age 67, who had been doing…
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…
This study set out to clarify how testosterone levels change after a single bout of exercise, given conflicting findings in past research. It reviewed 15 randomized controlled trials with 251…
This study tested whether pairing intermittent fasting with weightlifting improves body composition in obese men. It randomly assigned 20 obese men aged 20 to 30 to either a normal diet…
This study set out to see whether the timing of a single dose of creatine (a well-studied supplement that helps with short, intense efforts) affects strength performance during a workout.…
This study compared two exercise approaches, high-intensity functional training (HIFT) and traditional resistance training (RT), for improving metabolic, inflammatory, and physical health in overweight men. Thirty-four men with an average…
This study looked at whether resistance exercise and a high-protein diet could improve metabolic flexibility (the body's ability to switch between burning carbs and fats for fuel) in older men.…
This study set out to see if omega-3 (n-3 PUFA) supplements could boost muscle growth and strength gains from weight training in healthy young men already eating plenty of protein.…
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…
This study set out to compare how different home-based hamstring exercises affect flexibility and muscle properties in young men with tight hamstrings. It tested 68 men doing either long-duration stretching,…
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…
This study looked at whether adding modest carbohydrate-energy supplements boosts muscle growth and strength in trained men. Twenty men with an average of nearly 10 years of lifting experience took…
This study compared two ways of organising the same lifting session in untrained young men. The test method was cluster set resistance training, meaning a set is broken into small…
This study looked at how different types of exercise affect body composition during weight loss. It compared resistance training, aerobic exercise, and no exercise in 304 adults on a calorie-restricted…
This study set out to see whether doing more weekly sets of resistance training builds more muscle and more strength in men who already train. Trained men were assigned to…
This study looked at whether plunging into cold water after weight training costs a man muscle growth or strength. Sixteen men trained three times a week for seven weeks, half…
This study set out to see if adding protein supplements after workouts and before bed would boost muscle and strength gains from weight training in older men. It compared 41…
This study set out to see whether shorter rest periods between sets of resistance exercise boost muscle growth signals more than longer rests. Sixteen young men did leg exercises at…
This paper reports two separate experiments on whether cold water after strength training blunts the adaptation to it. In the first, 21 physically active men trained for 12 weeks, twice…