Table 1.

Characteristics of the training intervention of studies included in the meta-analysis.

Study	Group	Duration (Weeks)	Frequency (Days x Week)	Intensity (% RM or Other)	Exercises (n)	Session Duration (min)	Total Session (n)	Bouts/Sets (n)	Repetitions (n)	Work Time Each Exercise (s)	Rest between Sets (s)	Rest between Exercise (s)
Alcaraz et al., 2011	CT	8	3	85–90	6	55–78	24	3–6	6	25	300	35
	CG	8
Allen et al., 1976	CT	12	3	75	6	27	36	3	8	30	-	60
	CG	12
Ambrozy et al., 2017	CT	8	3	-	3–5	60	24	3	15–20	-	120	-
	CG	8	3	-	2	60	24
Arce-Esquivel and Welsch, 2007	CT1	5	3	60	8	60	15	3	8–12	-	-	-
	CT2	5	3	60	8	60	15	1	8–12	-	-	-
Bachero-Mena et al., 2020	CT	25	1	0–40	7	-	25	3–5	10–30	-	-	-
	RT	25	2	40–55	4	-	50	2–3	4–6	-	-	-
Beqa et al., 2020	CT	8	3	-	8–10	45–60	24	2–3	-	30	300	30
	CG	8
Byrd et al. 1988	CT1 (no pause)	10	3	75–85	6		30	3	6–10		60
	CT2 (1 sec rest between reps)	10	3	75–85	6		30	3	6–10		60
	CT3 (2 sec rest between reps)	10	3	75–85	6		30	3	6–10		60
	CG	10
Camargo et al., 2008	CT	12	3	60	-	35	36	3	15	-	-	-
	CG	12
Chtara et al., 2005	CT	12	2	-	6	30	24	4	-	30–40	120	20–30
	CG	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chtara et al., 2008	CT	12	2	-	6	30	24	4	-	30–40	120	20–30
	CG	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dorgo et al., 2009	CT	14	3	67–80	6–9	60	42	2–4	8–12	-	-	20–30
	Manual CT	14	3	67–80	6–9	60	42	2–4	8–12	-	-	20–30
Garnacho-Castaño et al., 2018	CT	8	3	5–8 RPE	8	45–60	24	3	15	-	60–120	0–30
	CT instability	8	3	5–8 RPE	8	45–60	24	3	15	-	60–120	0–30
	CG	8
Gettman et al., 1978	CT	20	3	50	10	45	60	2	10–20	-	-	20–30
	CG	20
Gettman et al., 1979	CT	8	3	50–90	8	24	24	2	10–15	-	-	30
Gettman et al., 1980	CT	20	3	50	9	25	60	2	12			30
	CT isokinetic	20	3	60º/s	10	29	60	2	12			30
	CG	20
Gettman et al., 1982	CT	12	3	40	10	22,5	36	3	12–20	30	-	15
	CG	12
Getty et al., 2018	CT	4	3	-	6	-	-	3	-	-	-	-
Haennel et al., 1989	CT 1	9	3	60	9	27	27	3	-	20	80	20
	CT 2	9	3	50	9	27	27	3	-	20	80	20
	CG	9
Harber et al., 2004	CT	10	3	40–60	10	-	30	1–3	12–20	20–30	-	10–30
	CG	10
Hedayati et al., 2012	CT1	4	4	40	9	50–55	16	3	8–11	30	120	30
	CT2	4	4	80	9	50–55	16	3	8–11	30	120	30
	CG	4
Hermassi et al., 2019	CT	12	2	80–85 and body weight	6		24	2	6–16		180	180
	CG	12
Hermassi et al., 2020	CT	10	2	60–80	8		20	2–3	8–12		180	180
	CG	10
Kaikkonen et al., 2000	CT	12	3	70–80% HR peak	10	40	36	3	-	40	-	20
	CG	12
Martínez-Guardado et al., 2019	CT	7	2	85	6	60	14	3	6	25	300	35
Maté-Muñoz et al., 2014	CT	7	3	10 RPE	8	45–65	21	3	15	-	60–120	0–30
	CT instability	7	3	10 RPE	8	45–65	21	3	15	-	60–120	0–30
	CG	7
Messier and Dill, 1985	CT	10	3	67–80/<65	12	20	30	-	8–12	-	-	-
Moghadasi and Domieh, 2014	CT	8	3	65–80	8	50–60	24	2–4	8–12	-	120–180	60–90
	CG	8
Moghadasi and Siavashpour, 2013	CT	12	3	65–80	8	50–60	36	2–4	8–12	-	120–180	30
	CG	12
Monteiro et al., 2008	CT	10	3	65–80	7	-	30	3	8–12	-	120	ratio 1:3
	CG	10
Ibrahim et al., 2018	CT	12	3	-	10	-	30	2–3	-	30	300	60
	CG	12
Ibrahim et al. 2018b	CT	12	3	Elastic bands	10		36	3	10–20		ratio 1:2	300
	CG	12
Jackson et al. 2017	CT	4	3	70–80% HRpeak	6	60	12
	CG	4
Jeong et al., 2019	CT	10	3	40–60	9	50	30	3	12–20	-	-	20–60
	CG	10
Petersen et al., 1988	CT	5	4	60% VO2max	6		20	2–3	20–24	20	240	20–60
	CG	5	3
Petersen et al., 1989	CT	6	3,5		10		21	2–3	-	20	240	20–60
	CG	6	3		-		21	-	-	-	-	-
Rahmani-Nia et al., 2011	CT	8	3	45–60	6–8		24	3	12–15	-	180	20
	CG	8
Ramos-Campo et al., 2018	CT	7	2	85	6	60	14	3	6	25	300	35
Schmidt et al., 2016	CT 1	8	3	-	12	7	24	1	-	30	-	10
	CT 2	8	3	-	12	14	24	2	-	30	-	10
	CG	8
Sperlich et al., 2018	CT	4	14			6	56
	CT	4	28			6	112
Strelnikowa et al., 2019	CT	28	1–2	30–40% body weight or body weight	13			1–5	5–30
	CG	28
Taipale et al. 2013	CT	8	1–2		8							ratio 1:3–1:5
Taipale et al. 2014	CT	8	1–2		8		14					ratio 1:3–1:5
	CT	8	1–2		8		14					ratio 1:3–1:5
Takahata, 2018	CT	12	3	-	10	15	36	3	-	30	0	0
	CG	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Taskin, 2009	CT	10	3	75	8		30	3		15	10	40–60
	CG	10	3		8		-	-		-	-	-
Wilmore et al., 1978	CT	10	3	40–55	10	22,5	30	3	-	30		15
	CG	10

CG = control group, CT = resistance circuit-based training.