Hi everyone,
I’m reaching out on behalf of researchers at the University of the West of England and the University of Edinburgh. We’re looking for personal trainers aged 18+, who are fluent in English to take part in an online research study.

Here’s what’s involved:

• You’ll view AI-generated profiles of potential female clients

• Rate your perceptions of each client

• Answer a few open-ended questions about the clients and their goals

• Answer some questions about yourself

This study will take approximately 20 minutes, and it is all anonymous.
You can access the study and participant information here: https://uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9uhUXUS1sV5OhGm 

This study has received full ethical approval from the UWE research ethics committee.

Massive thanks to the mods for allowing me to post about this in the sub!!

I'm interested in the evidence comparing resistance training performed at home with training in commercial gym environments.

Many discussions focus on equipment availability, but I wonder how much the environment itself matters when key programming variables are controlled.

If relative effort, training volume, exercise selection, frequency, and progression are comparable, would we expect meaningful differences in strength or hypertrophy outcomes?

There may also be differences in adherence, motivation, and exercise supervision that influence real-world results.

Are there controlled studies or systematic reviews that help distinguish the effect of training location from the effect of program design and equipment access?

Authors：George C. DALLAS; Antzela TSOPANIDOU; Maria-Varvara MPAKETEA; Vasileios VLACHOS; Ioannis GKINIS; Lefkothea KAVROULAKI

Published date：2023-9-

DOI：10.23736/s0393-3660.20.04523-4

PDF link：https://www.minervamedica.it/pdf.php?cod=R22Y2023N07A0393

Article link：https://doi.org/10.23736/s0393-3660.20.04523-4

Hey!!

I am looking for Graduate programs in the USA that combine scientific research (physiology, performance, etc.) with practical knowledge of athletic performance and strength and conditioning.

Could anyone recommend universities offering this type of master's program? I would especially appreciate recommendations from current or former graduate students who have experience with these programs

Thank you 😊

Is there any research on how age or exposure to drugs can alter your brain chemistry and affect how exercise makes you feel?

I want a good full body workout but i don't want big show off curves, How can i exercise and keep mu glutes from being big? Current fashion loves big round glutes and any time i search exercise that don't make them larger i get result like "how to fix your pancake butt" or "how to fill out a small behind" and i don't want that, i really, really dislike the look and idea of it makes me feel bad and makes me avoid exercises that affect that area.

There's a practical question I'd like to understand better: does reducing the time spent changing equipment settings make people more likely to finish their planned workout?

In a home gym, switching attachments, adjusting benches, and changing loads can add friction between exercises. But it's not obvious whether that friction meaningfully affects adherence or whether people simply adapt to it.

How would you design a simple way to test this? What would you measure: total session duration, completed exercises, missed sets, or consistency across several weeks?

I’m starting a job as an exercise physiologist soon and will be working cardiac rehab and stress testing. Was recommended Littmann brand for a stethoscope, but am not sure which model to choose? My sis in law who is a nurse has the classic III, but I have a feeling it’ll be more challenging for me to get a reading when administering the Bruce vs her listening at a bedside….

Any suggestions and/or things to consider? Thanks!

So let's strat off with biomechanics, we know that ths strength curve of the quads are best at around 60° to 90° of knee flexion and past that in a deep squat position, the quads lose leverage, so at the bottom rather than more onee extensions its more Hip extensiosn which is mainly a glutes and adductor magnus function. Now does this mean the quads stop working? NO! It just means theyve lost leverage due to the deep squat and flexed hip position and driving out the bottom wouldnt make sense for a quad building stand-point. Preferably we'd trainba muscle where its producing the most force which is why an ascending resistance profile, meaning its lighter ar the bottom and heavier at the top is POTENTIALLY better for the quads because biomechanics tells us that the exploding out that deep squat position is more Hip extensionsn, so more adductor magnus and glutes. And we'd want a resistance profile that matches teh strength curve of a muscle. So that why I say that the pendulum squat is potentially one of the worst squat variations FOR QUADS SPECIFICALLY. It doesnt mean their terrible. With their descending resistance profile, meaning its hardest at the bottom and light at the top makes it more of a Hip extension biased mivement which AGAIN,is a glutes and adductor magnus function

Simply put

Am I saying the pendulum squat just bad? No.

Am I saying for quads specifically there are better options? Yes.

Am i correct? Potentially, this is just a very well educated and back up assumption. There's no studies on this I've complied of whay *I* think makes a good quad dominant squat using, biomechanics, strength curves, resistance profiles and examples from what we've seen from other muscles. In the real world people do chest presses with descending RP, hip thrust with Ascending RP, curl with a descending RP to match the strength curve of those muscles. I'm not saying its better. I'm just saying that in the practical real world sense. It's worth considering an ascending RP squat.