The Claim
Complex training and traditional resistance training produce similar improvements in maximal lower-limb strength, as measured by one-repetition maximum squat and isometric mid-thigh pull, in male collegiate dancers with no prior strength training experience.
What the research says
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In male collegiate dancers with no prior strength training experience, complex training and traditional resistance training result in the same increase in maximal lower-limb strength, measured by one-repetition maximum squat and isometric mid-thigh pull.
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Complex training and traditional resistance training produce similar improvements in maximal lower-limb strength, as measured by one-repetition maximum squat and isometric mid-thigh pull, in male collegiate dancers with no prior strength training experience.
Heavy lifting activates the nervous system to fire muscle fibers more forcefully and quickly, while repeated jumping trains the tendons to store and release energy more efficiently, together allowing the muscles to generate more total force when pushing against maximum resistance.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effects of 12 weeks of complex training on lower limbs strength and power in collegiate dancers
Both types of training made the dancers stronger, but the one that combined lifting and jumping made them a bit stronger than regular weight training alone — so they’re not exactly the same.
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