The effectiveness of metabolic resistance training versus traditional cardio on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Physiol · 2025 · PMC11966053 · PMID 40182689

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fell just short of statistical significancep = 0.096so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

CMJ and peak power demonstrated moderate positive effects (estimates of 0.90 and 0.87 respectively), though these fell just short of statistical significance (p = 0.096 and p = 0.051).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

VO2max improvements were observed (SMD = 0.30, 95% CI: −0.19 to 0.79, p = 0.10) but did not reach statistical significance.

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