Research
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Resistance training to failure and non-failure have equivalent effects on sleep quality (subjective and actigraphic) and heart rate variability (HRV) during sleep.
You don't need to worry that training to failure will ruin your sleep. Both failure and non-failure training resulted in similar sleep quality and heart rate variability. Focus on managing your strength recovery instead.
GoodRefutesHIGH confidence
No differences were observed between failure and non-failure training sessions on SQ and HRV; therefore, both types of training sessions similarly affected the SQ and the autonomic modulation during the night after the training session.
Why this rating
Same study design; robust measures (actigraphy, HRV, subjective diary) but small sample size.
Source
Effects of resistance training intensity on the sleep quality and strength recovery in trained men: a randomized cross-over study
Domingo Jesús Ramos‐Campo et al. · Biology of Sport · 2020
crossover · n=15Cited 47×
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