SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Effects of deload periods in resistance training on muscle hypertrophy and strength endurance in untrained young men using a randomized within subject design.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- A randomized within-person study tested scheduled deloads against continuous resistance training.
- Who / model studied
- 19 untrained young men, with limbs assigned to different conditions.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Eight-week unilateral curls/extensions: twice weekly, 6-8 sets at 8-12RM; deload limbs reduced to once weekly and 2 sets in weeks 4 and 8.
- What the study found
- Muscle thickness and strength-endurance generally improved similarly. No significant time-by-condition interactions were detected; confidence intervals for between-condition changes included zero.
- Limitations & context
- Small, short study of novices and selected exercises, not proof of equivalence or an optimal deload schedule for trained lifters. Abstract-based assessment.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-40612-5