Table 4.

Physical activity protocol of the RCTs included in the meta-analysis.

RCT	Intensity	Volume			Total Log Duration (days)	Body Work	Outside Parallel Training
		Blocks	Duration (Days)	N° of Sets
Burke et al. [31]	Adaptable to each participant’s progress based on RM	5	8	2	40	Whole body	Not mentioned
Cribb et al. [32]	70–95% RM	3	14–35	2–3	70	Whole body	Allowed, recorded, and analyzed
Herda et al. [33]	80% RM	2	7	2–3	56	Lower limbs	Allowed, but not registered
Hulmi et al. [34]	Adaptable to each participant’s progress based on the strength test (2–6 RM)	3	28	2–3	84	Whole body	Allowed for recreational activities, but not registered
Lockwood et al. [35]	5–10 RM	2 × 4	7	3	56	Whole body	Not mentioned
Naclerio et al. [36]	Adaptable to each participant’s progress based on RM	8	7	1	56	Whole body	Allowed in the protocol intervals, but only for recreational activities and not recorded
Naclerio et al. [37]	Adaptable to each participant’s progress based on the VT2 and HRmax	4–6	14	3	70	Whole body	The usual training routine was used as an intervention protocol
Reidy et al. [38]	60–80% do RM	2	28–56	3–4	84	Whole body	Prohibited for force activity and allowed for recreational activities, but not recorded

RCT: Randomized clinical trial. RM: repetition maximum. VT2: ventilatory threshold 2. HR_max: maximum heart rate.