Steven J. Fleck

TL;DR: In order to stimulate further adaptation toward a specific training goal(s), progression in the type of resistance training protocol used is necessary and emphasis should be placed on multiple-joint exercises, especially those involving the total body.

TL;DR: The second edition has been updated and includes more discussions, tables and figures that introduce recent studies and current research findings on resistance training and physical conditioning as discussed by the authors, which may also be used as an undergraduate textbook for courses in resistance training prescription.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined endogenous anabolic hormone and growth factor responses to various heavy resistance exercise protocols (HREPs), nine male subjects performed each of six randomly assigned HREPs, which consisted of identically ordered exercises carefully designed to control for load [5 vs. 10 repetitions maximum (RM)], rest period length (1 vs. 3 min), and total work effects.

TL;DR: The data indicate that older men do respond with an enhanced hormonal profile in the early phase of a resistance training program, but the response is different from that of younger men.

TL;DR: Growth hormone increases in both males and females following the P-2 HREP were significantly greater at all time points than corresponding P-1 values; Females exhibited significantly higher pre-exercise hGH levels compared to males.