Table 8.

Main characteristics of Exercise Prescription.

Trial Duration (Wk.)	Exercise Intensity	Increment	Sets	Repetitions	Sessions/Wk.	Session Duration/Min
12 [7,8,26,27,28,29,31,38,41,45,55,56]	NR [10,23,24,35,36,37]	NR [7,8,24,26,27,28,29,41]	NR [25]	8–10 [10,23,35,36]	1 [39]	NR [9,20,21,23,38,39,40,45]
17 [9,20,21]	<50% 1RM [32,33,34] UB: 1-pound weights [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54] 0.5 kg. [25]	10% → >12 reps/set [9,20,21,40] 5%–10% → 2 Sess. [56]	1 [10,31,35,36,38,56]	8–12 [7,8,9,20,21,26,27,28,29,37,39,40,41]	2 [8,10,26,27,28,29,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,40,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56]	20–30 [24]
20–30 [10,23,25,32,33,34,35,36,39,40]	50%–80% 1RM [7,8,9,20,21,26,27,28,29,31,39,40,41,45,56]	Modifying starting grip position [23] Decreasing 5RM x module [32,33,34]	2 [9,10,20,21,23,24,35,36,37,39,40,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56]	10–12 [10,35,36,38,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55]	3 [7,9,20,21,38,41]	>30–45 [37]
48 [10,24,35,36,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54]	>85% 1RM [10,35,36,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55]	Tolerance [10,25,35,36,37,39] RPE = ≤3 [31,38]	3 [7,8,10,24,26,27,28,29,32,33,34,35,36,41,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56]	11–18/20 [24,25,31,32,33,34]	4 [23,24]	50–60 [8,10,26,27,28,29,35,36]
96 [37]	RPE of 3–5 [38]	UB = 1/2 pound → 2 Sess. [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55]	4 [56]	20–15 RM 10-6 RM [56]		>60–90 [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54]
-	-	LB = Smallest possible increment [46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55] 1.81 kg→ >10 reps/third set [45]	-	-	-	-

PP = Part of the program; NR = not reported; BW = body weight; 1RM = one-repetition maximum; UB = upper body strength; LB = lower body strength; RPE = rating of perceived exertion; Reps = repetitions; Sess. = sessions; Wk. = week; HL = high load; LL = low load.