The Claim
Seated medicine ball put performance does not improve after 4 weeks of either progressive calisthenic push-up or bench press training in healthy, moderately trained men.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
If you're a guy who's already fairly fit and you do push-ups or bench presses for four weeks, your ability to throw a medicine ball while sitting won't get any better.
See the scientific wording
Seated medicine ball put performance does not improve after 4 weeks of either progressive calisthenic push-up or bench press training in healthy, moderately trained men.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effect of Progressive Calisthenic Push-up Training on Muscle Strength and Thickness
The study gave men either push-ups or bench presses for 4 weeks and checked if they could throw a medicine ball farther while sitting — they couldn’t. So the claim that these workouts don’t improve seated medicine ball throws is supported.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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