Personalized, Adaptive Resistance Training is Superior to Traditional Resistance Exercise – A Randomized, Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study was to compare muscular fitness, anthropometric, and cardiorespiratory fitness outcomes between personalized, adaptive resistance training (ARX) and traditional moderate-intensity resistance exercise (MI-RE). Methods: Apparently healthy men and women (N=45) who reported no resistance training within the previous six months were randomized to a non-exercise control group or one of two resistance exercise training treatment groups (MI-RE or ARX). Measurements of all primary (muscular fitness) and secondary (anthropometric and cardiorespiratory) outcomes were obtained both before and after the 12wk resistance training intervention. Additionally, measures of the primary outcome variable (muscular fitness) were also obtained at the 6wk midpoint. Muscular fitness was assessed by one-repetition maximum (1RM) and five-repetition maximum (5RM) testing for 10 different resistance training exercises.