Characteristics of studies
| Study | Group | n | S | Age (years) | Exercises | Freq (days/week) | Intensity | Duration (week) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabatzi et al34 | OW* | 9 | M | 20.3 | SN, HP, PC, C&J, HSQ | 3/7 | 4–6×6RM | 8 |
| PT | 9 | M | 20.3 | Jumps, skips, hops, bounds, HSQ | 3/7 | 4–6×6 rep | 8 | |
| CON | 8 | M | 20.3 | Normal daily activity | – | – | – | |
| Arabatzi and Kellis33 | OW* | 9 | M | 20.3 | PC, SN, C&J, HP, HSQ | 3/7 | 4×4–6 rep @ 75–90% 1RM | 8 |
| TRT | 9 | M | 20.3 | LP, LC, LE, BP, HSQ | 3/7 | 4×4–6 rep @ 75–90% 1RM | 8 | |
| Channell and Barfield28 | OW | 11 | M | 15.9 | PC, PJ+AUX | 3/7 | PC (3–5×5–10 rep @ 30–100% 1RM), PJ (3–5×5–10 RM) | 8 |
| TRT | 10 | M | 15.9 | SQ, DL+AUX | 3/7 | SQ (3–5×5–10 rep @ 30–100% 1RM), DL (3–5×5–10RM) | 8 | |
| CON | 6 | M | 15.9 | Sports participation | – | – | 8 | |
| Hoffman et al35 | OW | 10 | M | 19.3 | SN, CL, PJ, SQ, SQJ+VL/AUX | 4/7 | 2–5×3–10RM (OW after week 5) | 15 |
| TRT | 10 | M | 18.9 | SQ, DL, BP, SP, LatP, SR, UR+VL/AUX | 4/7 | 3–5×4–10RM | 15 | |
| Moore et al30 | OW | 8 | M/F | 20.2 | HC, DL+TRT | 3/7 | 3×6RM | 11 |
| PT | 7 | M/F | 20.2 | Jumps, skips, hops, bounds+TRT | 3/7 | PT: 1–3×10–15 rep, 1–3×15–30 sec, 1–3×16 m; TRT: 3×6RM | 11 | |
| Scherfenberg and Burns36 | OW | 55 | M/F | – | HC+AUX | 2/7 | HC: 6×3–6 rep @ 70–93% 1RM | 6 |
| TRT | 58 | M/F | – | SQ+AUX | 2/7 | SQ: 6×3–6 rep @ 70–93% 1RM | 6 | |
| Tricoli et al31 | OW | 7 | M | 22.0 | HP, PC, C&J, HSQ | 3/7 | 3–4×4–6RM | 8 |
| PT | 8 | M | 22.0 | Jumps, skips, hops, bounds, HSQ | 3/7 | 4–10×4 rep | 8 | |
| CON | 7 | M | 22.0 | Normal daily activity | – | – | – |
*=same group of participants.
Auxiliary lifts are a single joint exercise targeting a small muscle group (eg, leg extension, bicep curls) compared to a multijoint compound exercise which targets larger muscle groups (eg, squats, lat pulldown).
AUX, auxiliary lifts; BP, bench press; C&J, clean and jerk; CL, clean; CON, control; d, days; DL, dead lift; Freq, frequency; HC, hang clean; HP, high pull; HSQ, half squat; LatP, lat pulldown; LC, leg curl; LE, leg extension; LP, leg press; M/F, both males and females; M, males; OW, Olympic weightlifting; PC, power clean; PJ, push jerk; PT, plyometric training; RM, repetition maximum; S, sex; SN, snatch; SP, shoulder press; SQ, squat; SQJ, squat jump; TRT, traditional resistance training; UR, upright row; VL/AUX, variations of previously mentioned lifts and auxiliary lifts; wk, weeks.