Analysis of specific descriptors of exercise prescription
| Author | Classical set of descriptors | New set of descriptors | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Load magnitude | Repetitions (n) | Sets (n) | Rest in-between sets ([s] or [min]) | Number of exercise interventions (per [day] or week) | Duration of the experimental period ([day] or weeks) | Fractional and temporal distribution of the contraction modes per repetition and duration [s] of one repetition | Rest in-between repetitions ([s] or [min]) | Time under tension ([s] or [min]) | Volitional muscular failure | Range of motion | Recovery time in-between exercise sessions ([h] or [d]) | Anatomical definition of the exercise (exercise form) | |
| Nakagawa et al40 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | Y | X | Y |
| Ismail et al39 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | X | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Fukuda et al23 | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Fukuda et al38 | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Razeghi et al37 | X | Y | X | X | X | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Dolak et al24 | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Ferber et al46 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Ferber et al42 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y |
| Khayambashi et al26 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Baldon et al44 | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Khayambashi et al43 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Avraham et al41 | X | X | X | Y | Y | Y | X | Y | X | X | Y | X | X |
| Tyler et al45 | X | X | X | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Earl and Hoch25 | X | Y | Y | X | Y | Y | X | X | X | X | X | X | Y |
Y=Incorporated in study, X=Not incorporated in study.