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NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Excerpt from the article: Periodization Training: Who needs it?
- Related Course: Acute Variables: Periodization Training
- Additional Glossary Term: Daily Undulating Periodization (DUP)




WHAT THIS REVIEW INCLUDES:
This article summarizes all comparative research available on the effects of periodized and non-periodized resistance training programs, as well as their influence on outcomes for novice and experienced individuals. Studies were included if they compared periodization strategies against non-periodized training on outcomes such as strength, hypertrophy, power, and body composition. Special attention was given to the interaction between training status (novice vs. experienced) and outcome-specific benefits. The aim was to determine whether periodization strategies should be recommended, and whether training status influences recommendations. Note that there is a complete annotated bibliography below.

CITATIONS:

Novice Participants – Periodized vs. Non-Periodized Studies

No significant difference (periodized = non-periodized)
- Junior et al. (2022)
- Borges Silva et al. (2023)
- Moraes et al. (2013)
- Souza et al. (2014)
- De Souza et al. (2018)
- Conlon et al. (2015, 2016, 2018 – grouped)
- Macedo et al. (2018)
- De Freitas et al. (2019)
- DeBeliso et al. (2005)
- de Souza Bezerra et al. (2018)
Significant difference (non-periodized > periodized):
- Vargas-Molina et al. (2022)
- Moura et al. (2021)
Significant difference (periodized > non-periodized):
- Soares et al. (2022)
Total: 1 of 13 studies demonstrated significantly better outcomes following periodized programs.

Experienced Participants – Periodized vs. Non-Periodized Studies

No significant difference (periodized = non-periodized):
- Herrick & Stone (1996)
- Loturco et al. (2016)
- Pacobahyba et al. (2012)
- Legey et al. (2023)
- Souza et al. (2010)
- Significant difference (periodized > non-periodized):
- Abt et al. (2016)
- Schiotz et al. (1998)
- Heilbronn et al. (2020)
- Kraemer et al. (2003)
- Stone et al. (2000)
- Hoffman et al. (2009)
- Monteiro et al. (2009)
- Bertazone et al. (2022)
- Antretter et al. (2017)
- Mann et al. (2010)
- Ghobadi et al. (2022)
- Ghobadi et al. (2024)
Significant difference (pyramid > linear or non-periodized):
Subset of above; overlaps with studies 9-12)
Total: 9 of 17 studies demonstrated significantly better outcomes following periodized programs when compared to non-periodized programs, with an additional 3 studies showing pyramid set and 4th quarter performance strategies outperforming true linear or non-periodized programs.

COMMENTARY
Summary Statement: Subgroup Analysis by Training Experience: This analysis suggests that a larger proportion of studies including experienced exercises demonstrated significantly better outcomes following periodized programs, especially daily undulating strategies, and a strategy including pyramid sets and iterative improvements based on 4th quarter performance. Alternatively, studies including novice individuals demonstrate similar improvements following periodized and non-periodized programs. These findings imply that periodization strategies may only be significantly more beneficial for experienced exercisers.

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