Comparable regional hypertrophy of the knee extensor muscles in response to resistance training with machines versus free weights: a randomized within-subject approach.

Muscle hypertrophy response to resistance training (RT) with machines and free weights is widely debated in the literature. Understanding which form of exercise is superior for muscle hypertrophy has therapeutic and ergogenic repercussions. Therefore, we compared muscle hypertrophy response between...

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Publicado en:Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies Vol. 45; pp. 562 - 569
Autores principales: Amanuma, Magellan T., Ikeda, Pedro Luiz T., Sakamoto, Mariana T., Justino, Julio Cesar, Abreu, Nicollas Silva, de Sena Silva, Maria Vitória, de Salles Painelli, Vitor
Formato: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Publicado: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. Dec2025
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          Amanuma, Magellan T.
          Ikeda, Pedro Luiz T.
          Sakamoto, Mariana T.
          Justino, Julio Cesar
          Abreu, Nicollas Silva
          de Sena Silva, Maria Vitória
          de Salles Painelli, Vitor
        affil: Strength Training Study and Research Group, Institute of Health Sciences, Paulista University, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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          Knee Joint Physiopathology
          Hypertrophy Rehabilitation
          Muscle Strengthening Methods
          Human
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Rectus Femoris Muscles Physiology
          Vastus Medialis Muscles Physiology
          Descriptive Statistics
          Comparative Studies
          Female
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
      ab: Muscle hypertrophy response to resistance training (RT) with machines and free weights is widely debated in the literature. Understanding which form of exercise is superior for muscle hypertrophy has therapeutic and ergogenic repercussions. Therefore, we compared muscle hypertrophy response between RT performed with free weights (FW) vs. machines (MACH). Randomized within-subject design. Eight young, healthy, untrained women (age: 22 ± 5 years; 62.0 ± 8.7 kg; 1.71 ± 0.05 m; BMI: 21.4 ± 3.3 kg m2) had each of their legs submitted to RT with FW or MACH. RT included exercises targeting the knee extensor muscles (FW: lunge; MACH: inclined leg press), 3 days·week−1, for 9 weeks. Muscle hypertrophy was determined pre- and post-RT through ultrasound to assess MT of the vastus lateralis (VL) and rectus femoris (RF) at their proximal (50 %) and distal (70 %) portions. The Mixed Model was conducted for data analysis, with significance set at p ≤ 0.05. No between-group differences were identified for any of the muscles and portions before RT (all comparisons, p > 0.05). MT increases were detected for both FW and MACH in RF50 % (respectively, +10.7 %, p = 0.027; and +8.9 %, p = 0.051), RF70 % (respectively, +24.8 %, p = 0.019; and +27.3 %, p = 0.017), VL50 % (respectively, +13.3 %, p = 0.011; and +12.1 %, p = 0.031) and VL70 % (respectively, +12.7 %, p = 0.046; and +15.7 %, p = 0.016), indicating that RT-induced muscle hypertrophy occurred across all muscles and portions. However, Group × Time interaction was not identified for RF50 % (p = 0.816), RF70 % (p = 0.588), VL50 % (p = 0.679) or VL70 % (p = 0.635) MT values. FW and MACH were comparably effective to induce muscle hypertrophy in previously untrained women.
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        randomized controlled trial
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