Is circuit training superior to conventional weight training?
I know that there have been studies that show that more rest between sets, given the same volume, leads to significantly more gains, at the expense of more time in the gym, so circuit training would seem like the logical thing to explore.
By circuit training, I mean doing exercises in the order of
A B C D A B C D A B C D
instead of
A A A B B B C C C D D D
Two variants of the question:
Is circuit training superior (for hypertrophy / strength / muscle endurance) given
(a) the same time in the gym and the same volume (so the same rest between sets)
or
(b) the same volume, but less time?
Have there been studies done on this?
(1)1 Comments
Sorted by latest first Latest Oldest Best
I found these two studies:
(1) www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21659889
finds that circuit training (given the same volume, but less time), is indeed superior: same strength gains, more fat loss, and less gym time
(2) journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2014/09000/Effects_of_Traditional_vs__Alternating_Whole_Body.21.aspx
studied men doing upper-body training during their rest periods between squats and found that they were more fatigued in their last squat sets this way (performed fewer reps, as I understood it)
Terms of Use Privacy policy Contact About Cancellation policy © freshhoot.com2025 All Rights reserved.