People who get stronger on one lift tend to get stronger on others too—so some people just respond better to training overall.
Evidence from Studies
No evidence studies found yet.
What Would Prove This
Per GRADE and EBM methodology, here is what ideal scientific evidence would look like to definitively prove or disprove this claim, ordered from strongest to weakest.
Determine whether individual responsiveness to training is consistent across multiple programs and time periods.
A 1-year longitudinal cohort of 200 trained individuals completing three 8-week training blocks with different programs, measuring 1RM changes each time, to assess test-retest reliability of strength responsiveness and its correlation across programs.
Reveal how strength gains across exercises are related in a large population at a single time point.
A cross-sectional analysis of 1,000 resistance-trained adults assessing 1RM in 5 compound lifts, calculating inter-exercise gain correlations and identifying predictors (age, training age, volume) of high responsiveness.