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Free-weight and machine-based training are equally effective on strength and hypertrophy: Challenging a traditional myth

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dc.contributor.authorHernández Belmonte, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorBuendia Romero, Ángel
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Pallarés, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Cava, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorFranco López, Francisco
dc.contributor.departmentActividad Física y Deporte
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-09T07:27:35Z
dc.date.available2025-10-09T07:27:35Z
dc.date.copyright© 2023, by the American College of Sports Medicine
dc.description.abstractPurpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of free-weight and machine-based resistance training on strength, hypertrophy, and joint discomfort. Methods: Thirty-eight resistance-trained men participated in an 8-wk resistance program allocated into free-weight (n = 19) or machine-based (n = 19) groups. Training variables were identical for both modalities, so they only differed in the use of barbells or machines to execute the full squat, bench press, prone bench pull, and shoulder press exercises. The velocity-based method was implemented to accurately adjust the intensity throughout the program. Strength changes were evaluated using eight velocity-monitored loading tests (four exercises × two modalities) and included the relative one-repetition maximum (1RMRel), as well as the mean propulsive velocity against low (MPVLow) and high (MPVHigh) loads. Ultrasound-derived cross-sectional area of quadriceps (proximal and distal regions), pectoralis major, and rectus abdominis was measured to examine hypertrophy. Complementarily, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaires were administrated to assess changes in lower- and upper-limb joint discomfort. Outcomes were compared using ANCOVA and percentage of change (∆) statistics. Results: Each group significantly (P < 0.001) increased 1RMRel, MPVLow, and MPVHigh for both modalities tested, but especially in the one they trained. When considering together the eight exercises tested, strength changes for both modalities were similar (∆ differences ≤1.8%, P ≥ 0.216). Likewise, the cross-sectional area of all the muscles evaluated was significantly increased by both modalities, with no significant differences between them (∆ difference ≤2.0%, P ≥ 0.208). No between-group differences (P ≥ 0.144) were found for changes in stiffness, pain, and functional disability levels, which were reduced by both modalities. Conclusions: Free-weight and machine-based modalities are similarly effective to promote strength and hypertrophy without increasing joint discomfort.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of Strength and Conditioning Research 36(11):p 2992-2999
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000003271
dc.identifier.eissn1530-0315
dc.identifier.issn0195-9131
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/165289
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherLippincott, Williams & Wilkins, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2023/12000/free_weight_and_machine_based_training_are_equally.20.aspx
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectRepetitions in reserve
dc.subjectIntensity
dc.subjectVolume
dc.subjectTraining to failure
dc.subjectStrength training
dc.subjectBarbell velocity
dc.subject.odsNo relacionado con ningún objetivo de desarrollo sostenible
dc.titleFree-weight and machine-based training are equally effective on strength and hypertrophy: Challenging a traditional myth
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