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The Load-velocity Relationship: Neuromuscular Adaptations to Resistance Training

NCT06760663 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-01-13

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Summary

Adaptations to resistance training are highly specific and depend on the combination of external loading and the level of individual adaptability. As the relationship between load and velocity of movement is strong and linear, the application of velocity-based training (VBT) has been proposed to enable load adjustments to ensure that exercise is performed at a given intensity independently of several factors such as fatigue. It was recently shown that VBT potentiates increases in muscle strength and power when compared to that seen following a percent-based training (PBT). As the development of muscle strength is explained by the combination of hypertrophy and heightened neural drive, it is important to unravel whether VBT is superior to PBT in eliciting positive adaptations at both these levels or exclusively at one of them. Thus, the aim of this study is to thoroughly compare the neuromuscular adaptations of VBT with the ones found in PBT.

Conditions

  • Muscle Hypertrophy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

The load-velocity relationship: Neuromuscular adaptations to resistance training

Comparing the impact of adjusting training load based on movement velocity on hypertrophy and neural adaptations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Lisbon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gonçalo Mendonca, PhD · Faculdade de Motricidade Humana - Universidade de Lisboa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-03
Primary Completion
2025-12-30
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Portugal

Study Locations

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