| RCT | Randomized controlled trials |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| VT | Ventilatory threshold |
| LT | Lactate threshold |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| PROSPERO | International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews |
| 1RM | One-repetition maximum |
| TTE | Time to exhaustion |
| PWCFT | physical working capacity at the fatigue threshold |
| DEXA | dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry |
| H+ | Hydrogen ions |
| HIIT | High-intensity interval training |
| LBM | Lean body mass |