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The role of progressive overload in the development of strength and muscle mass

Effect of overload progression of strength training on strength and muscle mass

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7qtqwzf
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-05-13
Start date
2025-04-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypertrophy

Interventions

This is a within-subject randomized controlled trial (two arms), single-blind. The two interventions being compared (PROG and NPROG) will be performed on the same individual concomitantly (each leg wi
Nakagym, São Paulo, Brazil), performed twice a week, with a minimum of 48 hours between sessions. All training sessions will begin with a 5-minute general warm-up on a cycle ergometer (Ergo-Fit
Pirmasens, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany) at 20 km·h?¹. The initial load will be established through one familiarization session. Both groups (PROG and NPROG) will train within a predefined repetition rang
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Sponsors

Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy young adults aged 18 to 30; of both sexes; no previous experience in Resistance Training

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants must not have engaged in resistance training during the six months prior to the study; they must not have any musculoskeletal injuries in the lower limbs or neuromuscular disorders that could interfere with the execution of the study protocols

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Vastus lateralis muscle cross-sectional area measured by B-mode ultrasonography.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Volume load and rated perceived exertion measured by OMNI and repetitions in reserve (RIR) scales.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactCleiton Augusto Libardi

Universidade Federal de São Carlos

c.libardi@ufscar.br+55(16)3351-9574

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)