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Traditional heavy resistance exercise training increases maximal strength.

Practitioners should incorporate traditional heavy resistance training to enhance maximal strength.

Structured dietary weight-loss maintenance (WLM) is well accepted by participants.

Practitioners can confidently implement these dietary strategies knowing they are well received.

Power training (PT) was associated with an improvement in physical function compared to traditional strength training in older adults.

Practitioners may consider incorporating power training into exercise programs for older adults to enhance physical function.

Power training was associated with an improvement in self-reported physical function compared to traditional strength training.

Incorporating power training may enhance older adults' self-perception of physical function.

Varying exercise selection can influence muscle hypertrophy and strength gains.

Fitness professionals should consider incorporating a variety of resistance exercises to enhance muscle growth and strength.

Excessive, random variation in exercise selection may compromise muscular gains.

Avoid excessive changes in exercise selection to maintain optimal muscle growth and strength.

Strategies like monitoring, action planning, and highlighting benefits can help clients stick to their resistance exercise program.

Implement these strategies to enhance client adherence to resistance exercise.

The estimated load at 0 velocity (LD0) was predictive of 1 repetition maximum (1RM), explaining 70.2% of its variance.

LD0 can be used as a reliable predictor for assessing 1RM in training settings.

Combining the slope of the individual load-velocity profile (LVP) with LD0 increased the prediction power of 1RM to 84.4%.

Incorporating the slope of the LVP can enhance the accuracy of 1RM predictions in training.

There was a similar increase in muscle performance (peak torque, mean power output, and peak power output) between whey protein and leucine-matched collagen peptides groups after the resistance training program.

Both whey protein and collagen peptides can enhance muscle performance similarly in untrained individuals.

Both training groups (MC and UT) experienced significant increases in strength in the bench press (BP) and squat (SQ).

Both menstrual cycle-based and traditional training can effectively increase strength in trained women.

The menstrual cycle-based training group (MC) showed a significant improvement in countermovement jump (CMJ) performance.

Incorporating menstrual cycle considerations may enhance explosive strength training outcomes.

GLP-1 receptor agonists are effective agents for weight loss.

Practitioners can consider GLP-1 receptor agonists as a viable option for weight loss in patients.

Practical recommendations for weight management should include supportive communication and shared decision-making.

Incorporating communication strategies can enhance weight management efforts.

The use of chains during resistance training (CRT) resulted in a 28% improvement in bench press 1RM compared to a 19% improvement with traditional resistance training (TRT).

Incorporating chains into resistance training may enhance strength gains more effectively than traditional methods.

Both CRT and TRT groups showed improvements in strength compared to the non-exercise control group (CG).

Both CRT and TRT are effective for improving strength in recreationally-trained individuals.

CRT led to an 8% improvement in back squat endurance, while TRT only showed a 2% improvement.

Using chains in resistance training may enhance muscular endurance more than traditional methods.

The ST group exhibited superior increases in leg press 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength of -14 kg (95 % CI (-23, -5)).

Traditional strength training is more effective for increasing maximal strength compared to lighter load training.

Both training to failure and submaximal effort result in similar increases in strength and local muscular endurance.

Both training methods can be effective for improving strength and endurance.

Participants demonstrated a 36.5% increase in composite load lifted across compound exercises.

Strength training protocols can effectively enhance lifting capacity in breast cancer survivors.

Competitors generally adjusted resistance training (RT) in a variety of ways during peak week, with proximity-to-failure being the most frequently manipulated variable.

Trainers should consider adjusting training variables like proximity-to-failure for competitors during peak week.

Patients can achieve significant weight reduction with the fixed-dose, extended-release combination of naltrexone and bupropion (NB-ER) compared with placebo when combined with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.

Practitioners should consider prescribing NB-ER for patients with obesity who are also engaging in dietary and physical activity changes.

VBT improves neuromuscular performance and functional capability in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Incorporating VBT can enhance both performance and functional abilities in Parkinson's patients.

Improvements in maximal gait speed require a frequency of 3 days per week of VBT.

To maximize gait speed improvements, practitioners should recommend VBT at 3 days per week for Parkinson's patients.