Journal of bodywork and movement therapiesAdultFemaleHumansYoung AdultHypertrophy
Comparable regional hypertrophy of the knee extensor muscles in response to resistance training with machines versus free weights: a randomized within-subject approach.
Magellan T Amanuma, Pedro Luiz T Ikeda, Mariana T Sakamoto, Julio Cesar Justino, Nicollas Silva Abreu, Maria Vitória de Sena Silva, Vitor de Salles Painelli
Published: 202510.1016/j.jbmt.2025.09.027
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Muscle hypertrophy response to resistance training (RT) with machines and free weights is widely debated in the literature. Understanding which form of exercise is superior for muscle hypertrophy has therapeutic and ergogenic repercussion…
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