Training IntensityEvidence & Dosage
% 1RM, RIR/RPE — the control variable for adaptation.
Evidence at a glance
- Total studies
- 492
- With abstract
- 49
- Meta / Systematic / RCT
- 11
- Highly cited
- 50
- Publication years
- 1984–2026
Training Intensity in the context of Performance
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Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.
Effects of augmented exercise therapy time after stroke: a meta-analysis.
Stroke2004n=2,686200 influential citations<h4>Background and purpose</h4>To present a systematic review of studies that addresses the effects of intensity of augmented exercise therapy time (AETT) on activities of daily living (ADL), walking, and dexterity in patients with…
Monitoring exercise intensity during resistance training using the session RPE scale.
Journal of strength and conditioning research2004n=10133 influential citationsThis study investigated the reliability of the session rating of perceived exertion (RPE) scale to quantify exercise intensity during high-intensity (H), moderate-intensity (M), and low-intensity (L) resistance training. Nine men (24.7 +/-…
Speed-dependent treadmill training in ambulatory hemiparetic stroke patients: a randomized controlled trial.
Stroke2002n=20125 influential citations<h4>Background and purpose</h4>A new gait training strategy for patients with stroke seeks to increase walking speed through treadmill training. This study compares the effects of structured speed-dependent treadmill training (STT) (with…
Progressive resistance exercise and resting blood pressure : A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)200093 influential citationsHypertension is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 43 million civilian, noninstitutionalized adults in the United States (24% of this population). The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to examine…
Inspiratory muscle training in patients with heart failure and inspiratory muscle weakness: a randomized trial.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology2006n=1691 influential citations<h4>Objectives</h4>This study sought to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training in inspiratory muscle strength, as well as in functional capacity, ventilatory responses to exercise, recovery oxygen uptake kinetics, and quality…
Process evaluation of school-based high-intensity interval training interventions for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
BMC Public Health2024n=77Meta-Analysis88 influential citations<h4>Background</h4>Several systematic reviews have been published to investigate the effectiveness of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) in schools. However, there has been limited attention given to understanding the functioning of…
The Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training Type on Body Fat Percentage, Fat and Fat-Free Mass: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Journal of clinical medicine2023D80 influential citationsThis systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) compared body compositional changes, including fat mass (FM), body fat percentage (BF%), and fat-free mass (FFM), between different types of high-intensity…
Exercise characteristics and the blood pressure response to dynamic physical training.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise200178 influential citations<h4>Purpose</h4>The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of the characteristics of the exercise program, particularly exercise intensity, on the blood pressure response to dynamic physical training in otherwise healthy…
Effect of exercise on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
European journal of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation : official journal of the European Society of Cardiology, Working Groups on Epidemiology & Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation and Exercise Physiology200774 influential citationsSeveral large epidemiological studies have reported an inverse relationship between blood pressure and physical activity. However, longitudinal intervention studies are more appropriate for assessing the effects of physical activity. We…
Inspiratory muscle training attenuates the human respiratory muscle metaboreflex.
The Journal of physiology2007n=868 influential citationsWe hypothesized that inspiratory muscle training (IMT) would attenuate the sympathetically mediated heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) increases normally observed during fatiguing inspiratory muscle work. An experimental…
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