Pyramidal resistance training: A brief review of acute responses and long-term adaptations.

Introduction: One of the most popular training methods in weight rooms is the pyramidal. Despite this, its superiority over traditional training is still speculative.

Objective: To review the effects of pyramid strength training on acute responses and long-term adaptations of this training method.

Interaction effects of different orders of resistance exercises and rest intervals on performances by young athletes.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to verify the acute effects of different exercise orders and rest intervals between sets on young athletes performance.

Method: Sixteen young male football players (73.2 ± 4.

The Effect of Exercise Order in Circuit Training on Muscular Strength and Functional Fitness in Older Women.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of different orders of exercises in circuit training on strength and functional fitness in older women over a 12-week period. After 10 repetition maximum (10-RM) and functional fitness baseline testing, thirty older women were randomly assigned into two groups. The exercise order for Group 1 was leg press, wide-grip lat pulldown, knee extension, pec deck fly, plantar flexion and triceps extension; Group 2 performed the same exercises, but in the opposite order: triceps extension, plantar flexion, pec deck fly, knee extension, wide-grip lat pulldown and leg press.

Comparison of the effect of different modalities of physical exercise on functionality and anthropometric measurements in community-dwelling older women.

The present study aims to assess the effect of different modalities of physical exercises ("Functional Gymnastics"-FG, "Resistance Training"-RT and "Pilates combined with Hydrogymnastics"-PCH) on functional capacity and anthropometric measurements of 148 older women (60 years old or more). A comparative observational study was conducted. Functional and anthropometric measurements were assessed at baseline and after 16 weeks.