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Resistance training in the morning hours may increase strength assessed in the morning to similar levels as strength assessed in the evening.

Morning resistance training can be effective for strength gains comparable to evening training.

47.9% of guests accepted healthy default sides and 66.3% accepted healthy default beverages across all Walt Disney World restaurants.

Implementing healthy defaults can significantly influence children's meal choices.

Acceptance rates of healthy sides and beverages were higher at quick-service restaurants compared to table-service restaurants.

Quick-service restaurants may be more effective in promoting healthy choices through defaults.

High-fat diet training sessions were associated with increased ratings of perceived exertion compared to a high-carbohydrate diet.

Athletes may experience higher perceived effort when training on a high-fat diet.

The range of motion in the back squat alters muscle activation of the prime mover and stabilizers when performed with load equated on a relative basis.

Adjusting the range of motion in squats can optimize muscle activation for specific goals.

The Maintain IT model suggests that centred identity transformation can facilitate successful recruitment of executive function for long-term health behaviour change.

Practitioners may consider focusing on identity transformation strategies to support clients in maintaining health behaviour changes.

Higher training frequency (2 days per week) may provide a slight benefit in some outcome measurements.

Consider incorporating higher training frequency for potentially better outcomes.

Both training frequencies (1 day/week and 2 days/week) significantly enhance neuromuscular adaptations.

Both training frequencies are effective for improving neuromuscular performance.

More repetitions performed in a set are associated with greater inaccuracy in RIR predictions.

Practitioners should consider the number of repetitions when assessing RIR to improve accuracy.

The high-bar back-squat (HBBS) is characterized by greater knee flexion, lesser hip flexion, a more upright torso, and a deeper squat compared to the low-bar back-squat (LBBS).

Practitioners can use HBBS to emphasize knee flexion and quadriceps engagement.

The low-bar back-squat (LBBS) is characterized by greater hip flexion and a greater forward lean compared to the high-bar back-squat (HBBS).

Practitioners can use LBBS to target hip musculature and posterior chain development.

The high-bar back-squat (HBBS) is associated with greater quadriceps muscle activity, while the low-bar back-squat (LBBS) is associated with greater muscle activity of the erector spinae, adductors, and gluteal muscles.

Practitioners can choose squat variations based on desired muscle engagement.

Combined weekly relative volume load was different between weeks based on RPE stop reductions.

Training volume can be adjusted weekly based on RPE.

Technology enhancements have strong potential to promote maintenance of behavior change.

Incorporating technology in fitness programs can enhance adherence and long-term success.

Isometric elbow flexion strength was greater for the internal focus group, while isometric knee extension strength was greater for the external focus group.

Different focus strategies may be employed to target specific strength adaptations.

Resistance training performed 3 times per week (RT3) and 6 times per week (RT6) produce similar increases in upper-body strength (+4% for RT3 and +6% for RT6) and lower-body strength (+22% for RT3 and +18% for RT6) over a 6-week period.

Trainers can implement either 3 or 6 training sessions per week without compromising strength gains.

The eating inventory's factors hunger and restraint successfully discriminated attrition/adherence groups in patients on a very low calorie diet.

Practitioners can use the eating inventory to identify patients at risk of nonadherence to VLCDs.

Subjects with higher scores on disinhibition and hunger and lower scores on restraint had poorer outcomes.

Monitoring disinhibition and hunger can help predict patient outcomes in VLCD programs.

No group showed greater increases in 1RM than the VAR ROM group.

Practitioners may consider varied range of motion training for optimal strength gains.

Muscle strength increments are similar regardless of training frequency (once per week vs. five times per week).

Strength training frequency may be flexible without compromising strength gains.

Long-term weight loss intervention in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with greater cerebral blood flow (CBF).

Practitioners should consider long-term lifestyle interventions for improving cerebral blood flow in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Overcoming neuroendocrine systems is necessary for long-term weight reduction.

Strategies should focus on addressing neuroendocrine factors to aid weight loss maintenance.

RT performed to set failure likely exacerbates neuromuscular fatigue, muscle damage, and perceived discomfort compared to non-failure RT.

Practitioners should be cautious of the increased fatigue and discomfort associated with set failure training.

Biomechanical, anthropometric, experiential, and sex predictors show stronger relationships with squat 1RM compared to psychological variables.

Emphasize physical training and assessment over psychological factors for improving squat performance.