The impact of wearable resistance training on strength, speed, and agility: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

PeerJ · 2026 · PMC12767494 · PMID 41497267

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approached significancep = 0.08so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The between-group difference approached significance ( p = 0.08).

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a positive trendp = 0.114not close (p > 0.1)

Subgroup analysis of the effects of wearable resistance training on jumping power Regarding intervention duration, the 1–3 week group did not achieve statistical significance (SMD = −0.11, p = 0.309), whereas the 6–8 week group exhibited a positive trend (SMD = 0.13, p = 0.114).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.27not close (p > 0.1)

Specifically, WRT demonstrated the most pronounced effect on lower-body explosive power (SMD = −0.60, p = 0.01), while its impact on maximal strength did not reach statistical significance (SMD = −0.09, p = 0.27).

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marginally significantno p-value reported

The Q-statistic tests corroborated these findings: jumping power (Q(13) = 137.39, p = 0.01) and speed (Q(10) = 805.87, p < 0.001) demonstrated statistically significant heterogeneity, whereas maximal strength (Q(3) = 1.34, p = 0.27) and agility (Q(4) = 5.99, p < 0.001) exhibited lower or marginally significant heterogeneity levels.

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