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Significant improvements in absolute and relative peak power and mean power were found across various loads ranging from 45 to 75% 1RM (p = 0.006-0.041 for peak power, p = 0.001-0.032 for mean power).

Resistance-trained individuals can expect improvements in power with high-load training.

Both short and long rest intervals in low-load resistance training lead to significant increases in triceps and thigh cross-sectional area after 8 weeks.

Both rest intervals can be effectively used to promote muscle growth in low-load training.

One-repetition maximum significantly increased for both bench press and squat after 8 weeks of low-load resistance training, regardless of rest interval.

Low-load training with either rest interval can effectively enhance strength in key lifts.

Power output in the closing sprints of exhaustive time trial cycling increased with creatine ingestion.

Creatine supplementation may enhance performance in the final stages of endurance cycling events.

Creatine and carbohydrate loading increased muscle creatine and glycogen levels compared to placebo.

Combining creatine with carbohydrates may optimize muscle energy stores for endurance athletes.

The oral formulation of semaglutide reduced AF incidence by 52%.

The oral formulation of semaglutide may be particularly effective in reducing AF risk.

Prandial insulin doses in the treatment of people with diabetes should take into account the pre-meal glycemia as well as the size and composition of meals.

Practitioners should consider both glycemia and meal composition when determining insulin doses.

Attentional focus is important for maximizing muscular development.

Fitness professionals should consider how they direct attentional focus during training to enhance muscle development.

The estimated average protein intake that maximizes whole-body protein synthesis and net protein balance in strength-trained females is 1.49 ± 0.44 g·kg·d.

Strength-trained females should aim for approximately 1.5 g·kg·d of protein to maximize muscle synthesis post-exercise.

The safe protein intake to maximize anabolism and minimize protein oxidation for strength-trained females during the early post-exercise recovery period is at the upper end of the American College of Sports Medicine recommendations (1.2-2.0 g·kg·d).

Athletes should consume protein within the range of 1.2-2.0 g·kg·d post-exercise for optimal recovery.

Muscle strength increased by a higher amount in the high-responsive group compared with the low-responsive group in the 45° leg press and bench press.

High responders to resistance training can expect greater improvements in muscle strength.

Training using FAST (3.66 rad/s) lengthening contractions leads to greater hypertrophy of the elbow flexors than SLOW (0.35 rad/s) lengthening contractions.

Practitioners should consider incorporating faster isokinetic training to enhance muscle hypertrophy.

Type IIa and IIx muscle fiber cross-sectional area (CSA) increased more in the FAST trained arm compared to the SLOW trained arm.

Emphasizing faster training velocities may enhance specific muscle fiber growth.

Ingestion of a sports bar enhanced fat oxidation during prolonged, submaximal exercise compared to carbohydrate ingestion.

Using a sports bar may improve fat utilization during long-duration cycling.

Total fat oxidation was significantly higher when ingesting the sports bar compared to carbohydrate.

Higher total fat oxidation may benefit endurance performance.

Students in the intervention dining halls consumed significantly less junk food and high-fat meat and increased their perceived importance of eating a healthful diet relative to the control group.

Implementing point-of-selection marketing strategies in dining halls can effectively promote healthier eating behaviors among college students.

Creatine supplementation leads to greater muscle hypertrophy in the upper limbs (7.1 ± 2.9%) compared to lower limbs (3.2 ± 2.1%) and trunk (2.1 ± 2.2%) in resistance-trained young adult men.

Practitioners should consider creatine supplementation to enhance muscle growth, particularly in the upper body.

Creatine supplementation combined with resistance training results in greater overall improvements in lean soft tissue compared to placebo.

Creatine can be recommended for enhancing lean mass gains during resistance training.

Low load blood flow restriction (BFR) training is an effective strategy to increase muscular adaptations.

Practitioners can consider incorporating low load BFR training to enhance muscle adaptations in athletes.

Low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction (LL-BFR) produces lower rating of perceived exertion (RPE) values (6.8 ± 1.1) compared to high-load resistance training (HL-RT) (8.1 ± 0.8) before training.

Practitioners may consider LL-BFR for clients seeking lower perceived exertion during workouts.

Both LL-BFR and HL-RT resulted in similar increases in quadriceps cross-sectional area (QCSA) (7.0 ± 3.8% for LL-BFR and 6.3 ± 4.1% for HL-RT).

Both training methods can be effective for muscle growth, allowing flexibility in training choices.

Muscle strength (1 repetition maximum) increased more in HL-RT (13.7 ± 5.9%) compared to LL-BFR (6.9 ± 4.1%).

For optimal strength gains, practitioners may prefer HL-RT over LL-BFR.

Tai Chi exercise therapy significantly decreases fasting blood glucose (FBG) by an average of 0.79 mmol/L in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Incorporating Tai Chi into exercise prescriptions may help lower blood glucose levels in T2DM patients.

Tai Chi exercise therapy significantly decreases glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) by an average of 1.10% in patients with T2DM.

Tai Chi may be an effective intervention for improving long-term glucose control in T2DM patients.