Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum
Loading recommendations for resistance training are typically prescribed along what has come to be known as the “repetition continuum”, which proposes that the number of repetitions performed at a given magnitude of load will result in specific adaptations. Specifically, the theory postulates that h...
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| author | Brad J. Schoenfeld Jozo Grgic Derrick W. Van Every Daniel L. Plotkin |
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| description | Loading recommendations for resistance training are typically prescribed along what has come to be known as the “repetition continuum”, which proposes that the number of repetitions performed at a given magnitude of load will result in specific adaptations. Specifically, the theory postulates that heavy load training optimizes increases maximal strength, moderate load training optimizes increases muscle hypertrophy, and low-load training optimizes increases local muscular endurance. However, despite the widespread acceptance of this theory, current research fails to support some of its underlying presumptions. Based on the emerging evidence, we propose a new paradigm whereby muscular adaptations can be obtained, and in some cases optimized, across a wide spectrum of loading zones. The nuances and implications of this paradigm are discussed herein. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d51b905504d46f0873bb43d5d84bf212023-12-11T17:58:51ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632021-02-01923210.3390/sports9020032Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition ContinuumBrad J. Schoenfeld0Jozo Grgic1Derrick W. Van Every2Daniel L. Plotkin3Department of Health Sciences, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, NY 10468, USAInstitute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC 8001, AustraliaDepartment of Health Sciences, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, NY 10468, USADepartment of Health Sciences, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, NY 10468, USALoading recommendations for resistance training are typically prescribed along what has come to be known as the “repetition continuum”, which proposes that the number of repetitions performed at a given magnitude of load will result in specific adaptations. Specifically, the theory postulates that heavy load training optimizes increases maximal strength, moderate load training optimizes increases muscle hypertrophy, and low-load training optimizes increases local muscular endurance. However, despite the widespread acceptance of this theory, current research fails to support some of its underlying presumptions. Based on the emerging evidence, we propose a new paradigm whereby muscular adaptations can be obtained, and in some cases optimized, across a wide spectrum of loading zones. The nuances and implications of this paradigm are discussed herein.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/9/2/32high-loadlow-loadstrengthhypertrophymuscular endurance |
| spellingShingle | Brad J. Schoenfeld Jozo Grgic Derrick W. Van Every Daniel L. Plotkin Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum Sports high-load low-load strength hypertrophy muscular endurance |
| title | Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum |
| title_full | Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum |
| title_fullStr | Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum |
| title_short | Loading Recommendations for Muscle Strength, Hypertrophy, and Local Endurance: A Re-Examination of the Repetition Continuum |
| title_sort | loading recommendations for muscle strength hypertrophy and local endurance a re examination of the repetition continuum |
| topic | high-load low-load strength hypertrophy muscular endurance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/9/2/32 |
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