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Table 4.

Training variables with largest mean SMD_bs

Training variables	Measures of muscle strength		Measures of muscle morphology
Training variables	Highest value	Mean SMD_bs	Highest value	Mean SMD_bs
Training period [weeks]	50–53	2.34	50–53	0.59^a
Training frequency [sessions per week]	2	2.13	3	0.38
Number of sets per exercise	2–3	2.99	2–3	0.78^a
Number of repetitions [per set]	7–9	1.98	7–9	0.49
Training intensity [% of 1RM]	70–79	1.89	51–69	0.43
Time under tension (total) [s]	6.0	3.61	6	0.36^a
Time under tension (isometric mode) [s]	2.0	2.70^a	2.0	0.36^a
Time under tension (concentric mode) [s]	2.5	3.44	2.0	0.36^a
Time under tension (eccentric mode) [s]	3.0	2.98	2.0	0.36^a
Rest in between sets [s]	60	4.68^a	120	0.30
Rest in between repetitions [s]	4	3.72^a	2.5	0.36^a

The content of this table is based on individual training variables with no respect for interaction between training variables

SMD _bs between-subject standardized mean difference, 1RM one-repetition maximum

^aBased on less than three studies