Progressive overload without progressing load? The effects of load or repetition progression on muscular adaptations.
Daniel PlotkinMax ColemanDerrick Van EveryJaime MaldonadoDouglas OberlinMichael IsraetelJared FeatherAndrew AltoAndrew D VigotskyBrad Jon SchoenfeldPublished in: PeerJ (2022)
Both progressions of repetitions and load appear to be viable strategies for enhancing muscular adaptations over an 8-week training cycle, which provides trainers and trainees with another promising approach to programming resistance training.