Strength training: performance and markers differ
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Research through: 8 May 2026
A foundational review separates running-test improvements from physiological markers.
Selected research available by this Friday; older studies are background, not weekly discoveries. Assessed in October 2026; screening was not exhaustive.
Topics: Training
Finding
High-load and combined strength training improved pooled running-test performance.
Limitations: Test gains do not predict individual race gains.
Evidence level: Emerging evidence
Finding
No method clearly improved maximal oxygen uptake, metabolic steady state or sprint capacity.
Limitations: Nonsignificance does not prove no individual response.
Evidence level: Emerging evidence
Finding
Evidence certainty ranged from very low to moderate.
Limitations: Combined-training performance showed publication bias.
Evidence level: Emerging evidence
Interpretation
Choose the outcome you want to assess. This review does not establish the best personal lifting program or ultra-race benefit.
Further reading: current guides
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- · Historical edition researched, translated and assessed in October 2026; Friday publication date retained.
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