Research
Mixed
Combining full and partial ROMs in a single training program may promote synergistic effects on muscle growth by targeting different muscle activation patterns.
Consider incorporating both full and partial ROM exercises in your training program to potentially target different muscle activation patterns, though this is a hypothesis rather than a proven fact.
WeakConditionalVERY_LOW confidence
Although EMG findings cannot necessarily be extrapolated to predict long-term hypertrophic outcomes from RT, the possibility remains that a combination of partial and full ROMs may have a synergistic effect on muscle development.
Why this rating
Based on EMG data and theoretical reasoning, not direct hypertrophy outcomes from combined ROM studies.
Source
Effects of range of motion on muscle development during resistance training interventions: A systematic review
Brad J. Schöenfeld et al. · SAGE Open Medicine · 2020
DOI 10.1177/2050312120901559
systematic_review · n=135Cited 90×
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- Performing resistance training through a full range of motion (ROM) confers beneficial effects on hypertrophy of the lower body musculature compared to partial ROM.Good
- For upper extremity musculature, there is insufficient evidence to recommend full or partial ROM over the other, as results are conflicting.Limited
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