Research
Metabolic adaptation
Gross variability in resistance training outcomes often reflects confounding sources of within-participant variation rather than true inter-individual differences.
Practitioners should be cautious in interpreting variability in training outcomes.
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Gross variability in resistance training outcomes is commonly interpreted as evidence of meaningful inter-individual response variation (IRV), but this variability often reflects confounding sources of within-participant variation rather than true inter-individual differences.
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Source
The Effect of Resistance Training Volume on Individual-Level Skeletal Muscle Adaptations: <i>A Novel Replicated Within-Participant Unilateral Trial</i>
Zac P. Robinson et al. · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · 2025
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