Table 2.

Characteristics of the studies, participants and training programs. Abbreviations: LV (low volume); MV (medium volume); HV (high volume); CG (control group); Ind (Individual); N. S (No significant differences between groups); Quad (quadriceps).

Study	Participants	Training experience	Quad sets	Biceps/Triceps sets	Training intervention	Training frequency	Outcomes
Amirthalingam	19 young	At least 1	MV: 14	MV: 18	6 weeks	2 upper	N. S
et al. (2017)	trained	year	HV: 24	HV: 28		1 lower
	subjects
Aube et al.	35 young	At least 3	LV: 12		8 weeks	2	N. S
(2020)	trained	years	MV: 18
	subjects		HV: 24 sets
Brigatto et al.	27 young	Average 3	MV: 16 Sets	MV: 16 Sets	8 weeks	2	Quad and
(2019)	trained	years	HV1: 24	HV1: 24 sets			triceps:
	subjects		sets	HV2: 32 sets			HV2>HV1
			HV2: 32				HV2>LV
			sets				Biceps:
Heaselgrave et	51 young	At least 1		LV: 9 Sets	6 weeks	LV: 1	N. S N. S
al. (2019)	trained	year		MV: 18 sets		MV: 2
	subjects			HV: 27 sets		HV: 2
Radaelli et al.	48 young	Military,		CG	24 weeks	3	HV> MV
(2015)	trained	calisthenics		LV: 6 Sets			HV>LV
	subjects	experience		MV: 18 sets			HV>CG
				HV: 30 sets
Scarpelli et al. (2020) Schoenfeld et	16 young trained subjects 45 young	5.1+-4,1 years 4.4+-3.9	Fixed group: 20 Ind group: pre intervention volume x 1.2 LV: 9 Sets	LV: 6 Sets	8 weeks 8 weeks	2 3	Ind > Fixed Quad and
al. (2019)	trained	years	MV: 18 sets	MV: 12 sets			biceps:
	males		HV: 45 sets	HV: 30 sets			HV>LV.
							Triceps:
							N. S