SOURCE-LINKED STUDY SUMMARY
Resistance training performed under a partial range of motion elicits favorable hormonal responses in untrained young men.
Abstract summarizedQuality not appraised
- What was studied
- Acute hormone and metabolic responses to full versus partial range-of-motion resistance exercise.
- Who / model studied
- Ten untrained young men completed squat and bench-press sessions under full-range, partial-range and resting conditions, separated by one week. Blood was measured immediately and 15 minutes afterward.
- Studied dose & schedule
- Dose and schedule were not reported in the source used for this summary.
- What the study found
- Testosterone rose immediately after both exercise conditions, but remained above baseline at 15 minutes only after partial-range exercise. Lactate rose more after full-range exercise. Cortisol remained elevated at 15 minutes only after full-range exercise.
- Limitations & context
- This small, short-term experiment measured blood responses, not long-term muscle growth or strength. It cannot establish that the hormone pattern improves training results.
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Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1007/s00421-026-06417-0