Two ways to lift weights work the same
Discussion of "The effects of pre-exhaustion, exercise order, and rest intervals in a full-body resistance training intervention"--Pre-exhaustion exercise and neuromuscular adaptations: an inefficient method?
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Scientists compared two ways of lifting weights and found they both make you equally strong.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Scientists compared two ways of lifting weights and found they both make you equally strong.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 520 / 44
Evidence Score
A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Prestes J, de Almeida JA, Vieira DC, Tibana RA
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Two different ways of lifting weights—pre-exhaustion and traditional—both help you get stronger and last longer during exercise about the same amount.
Doing a special warm-up before lifting weights doesn't make you any stronger in chest, leg, or back exercises than just lifting weights normally during full-body workouts.