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However, their incorporation within a repetition\u2010based progressive\u2010overload (PO) model and their effects under supervised conditions are not well established. We compared progressive\u2010overload rest\u2010pause (PO\u2010RP) with progressive\u2010overload drop\u2010set (PO\u2010DS) training, assessing changes in body composition and maximal strength in resistance\u2010trained adults. Twenty\u2010three participants (20 men and 3 women; 29.1 [5.9] years; 25.0 [3.1] kg\/m\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) were randomized to either PO\u2010RP (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200912) or PO\u2010DS (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u200911). After a 1\u2010week familiarization phase, both groups trained twice weekly for 8\u2009weeks under supervision while following a prescribed nutritional protocol. Pre\/post measures of body composition were assessed by DXA, and maximal strength was evaluated by the one\u2010repetition maximum (1\u2010RM) bench press. Adiposity\u2010related outcomes (total and upper\u2010body fat mass, and total and upper\u2010body fat\u2010free adipose tissue) remained essentially unchanged in both protocols (all group \u00d7 time\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Lean soft tissue mass increased in PO\u2010DS (\u0394\u2009=\u20091.4\u2009kg; 95% CI, 0.8\u20132.2;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001;\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.1) and PO\u2010RP (\u0394\u2009=\u20091.2\u2009kg; 95% CI, 0.8\u20132.0;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001;\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.1), with no between\u2010protocol difference in change (group \u00d7 time\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.688). Bench press 1\u2010RM increased in both protocols (PO\u2010DS: \u0394\u2009=\u200912.3\u2009kg; 95% CI, 9.6\u201314.0;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001;\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.7; PO\u2010RP: \u0394\u2009=\u20099.5\u2009kg; 95% CI, 7.3\u201311.2;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u20090.001;\n                    <jats:italic>g<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.4), without a statistically significant group \u00d7 time effect (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.086). Under supervised training and a standardized nutritional protocol, PO\u2010RP and PO\u2010DS produced comparable adaptations. Adiposity\u2010related outcomes remained stable, fat\u2010free compartment measures increased, and maximal strength improved, with no statistically significant between\u2010protocol differences in change. Future research should determine whether these adaptations are maintained over longer interventions and whether responses differ across populations with different characteristics, including women, older adults, clinical populations, or individuals with different training experience. Further studies incorporating larger samples, direct assessments of muscle hypertrophy, additional strength outcomes, and mechanistic measures of fatigue and recovery may help refine the application of advanced resistance\u2010training strategies in evidence\u2010based exercise programs.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/sms.70327","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,24]],"date-time":"2026-06-24T11:44:47Z","timestamp":1782301487000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Comparison of Repetition\u2010Based Progressive\u2010Overload Strategies in Resistance Training: Rest\u2010Pause Versus Drop Sets"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"36","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6775-9159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Salvador","family":"Vargas\u2010Molina","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Physical Education and Sport Area, Faculty of Medicine University of M\u00e1laga  M\u00e1laga Spain"},{"name":"Research Group in Elite Sports Performance (DBSS\u2010HiPer) Dynamical Business &amp; 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