Table 4.
Effect of circuit resistance training and endurance training on strength outcomes.
| n Studies | n | Random IV, IC 95% | Test Overall Effects | Heterogeneity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participants | Effects | Z(p) | Tau2 | Chi2 | p | I 2 | ||
| Upper Limbs | ||||||||
| Bench Press-SMD | ||||||||
| CG | 17 | 186 | 0.11 [−0.09, 0.31] | 1.05 (0.290) | 0.000 | 5.15 | 0.990 | 0% |
| CT | 27 | 404 | 1.16 [0.84, 1.47] | 7.21 (0.001) | 0.480 | 102.25 | <0.001 | 75% |
| Front Pull Down-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 4 | 50 | −0.30 [−3.21, 2.60] | 0.21 (0.840) | 0.000 | 0.07 | 0.990 | 0% |
| CT | 5 | 61 | 11.61 [8.83, 14.39] | 8.20 (0.001) | 0.000 | 0.78 | 0.940 | 0% |
| Elbow Flexion-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 5 | 54 | −0.41 [−1.44, 0.62] | 0.79 (0.430) | 0.000 | 0.64 | 0.960 | 0% |
| CT | 9 | 121 | 5.00 [3.09, 6.92] | 5.11 (0.001) | 6.970 | 63.86 | <0.001 | 87% |
| Hand Grip-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 2 | 36 | 1.40 [−1.46, 4.25] | 0.96 (0.340) | 0.000 | 0.23 | 0.630 | 0% |
| CT | 6 | 95 | 2.15 [0.01, 4.28] | 1.97 (0.050) | 0.000 | 2.48 | 0.780 | 0% |
| Lower Limbs | ||||||||
| Leg Press-SMD | ||||||||
| CG | 6 | 61 | 0.25 [−0.11, 0.61] | 1.34 (0.180) | 0.000 | 4.87 | 0.430 | 0% |
| CT | 9 | 177 | 1.83 [1.15, 2.52] | 5.25 (0.001) | 0.790 | 34.90 | <0.001 | 77% |
| Leg Extension-SMD | ||||||||
| CG | 11 | 125 | 0.08 [−0.17, 0.33] | 0.65 (0.510) | 0.000 | 4.21 | 0.940 | 0% |
| CT | 17 | 201 | 1.28 [0.83, 1.74] | 5.51 (<0.001) | 0.650 | 62.280 | <0.001 | 74% |
| Half-Squat-SMD | ||||||||
| CG | 7 | 73 | 0.02 [−0.31, 0.34] | 0.11 (0.910) | 0.000 | 1.80 | 0.940 | 0% |
| CT | 11 | 190 | 1.20 [0.72, 1.67] | 4.95 (0.001) | 0.430 | 38.70 | <0.001 | 74% |
| CMJ-MD | ||||||||
| CG | 5 | 63 | 0.43 [−0.16, 1.01] | 1.42 (0.150) | 0.000 | 1.85 | 0.760 | 0% |
| CT | 11 | 118 | 3.58 [2.69, 4.47] | 7.87 (0.001) | 0.430 | 12.80 | 0.240 | 22% |
CG = control group, CT = resistance circuit training, MD = mean differences, SMD = standardized mean difference, IV = inverse variance method, CI = confidence interval.