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Implications

This is an excellent review of the research. It tangentially points out

that there is not much hard evidence supporting strength training as a

viable means for improving athletic (functional) performance. When most

studies test on the activities which are trained, and improvements are

shown, that may simply be an artifact of a training effect rather than

a strength effect. Because arm-curl strength is improved through

training does not mean that activities involving the arm will be

improved in trained athletes although there may be some improvements in

sedentary individuals.

The article was limited to the assessment of research on strength

training parameters. It did not assess the value of strength training

for effecting performance changes in highly-trained athletes in

activities such as rowing ergometer performance, speed skating times,

and throwing velocity. Published work in those domains has shown no

training benefit from resistance training.