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Resistance training protocols must report within-exercise variables beyond load and repetitions—including failure status, range of motion, time under tension, and attentional focus—to accurately determine the training stimulus.

When designing or documenting a resistance training program, do not just list the weight and number of reps. You must also specify whether sets were taken to failure, the range of motion used (full or partial), the speed/tempo of each phase, and whether the athlete used an internal or external focus. This level of detail is required to replicate the stimulus and ensure the training is effective.

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Sports scientists and practitioners are invited to list all aforementioned variables for each exercise when reporting resistance training protocols.
Giuseppe Coratella · Sports Medicine - Open · 2022

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Based on a conceptual review citing multiple meta-analyses and systematic reviews.

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Appropriate Reporting of Exercise Variables in Resistance Training Protocols: Much more than Load and Number of Repetitions

Giuseppe Coratella · Sports Medicine - Open · 2022

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