The Claim

No studies have investigated the effect of range of motion on hypertrophy of the trunk musculature, resulting in a critical gap in the evidence base for prescribing core training in resistance programs.

Source: Effects of range of motion on muscle development during resistance training interventions: A systematic review

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
36score
Challenges
0score

These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.

Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

No one has studied whether doing exercises with a full or limited range of motion makes your core muscles grow bigger, so we don’t know the best way to train them for muscle growth.

See the scientific wording

No studies have investigated how range of motion affects hypertrophy of the trunk musculature, leaving a critical gap in evidence for core training prescription in resistance programs.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Effects of range of motion on muscle development during resistance training interventions: A systematic review

    This study looked at how moving your muscles through full or partial motions affects muscle growth, but it didn’t study the core muscles in your trunk — and it says no one else has studied them either. So it supports the claim that we’re missing key info for core training.

Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies

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