“…Weightlifting exercise is well established as an exercise modality of resistance exercise to improve skeletal muscle mass [ 1 , 2 ], strength [ 3 , 4 , 5 ], endurance [ 6 , 7 ] and power [ 8 , 9 ]. These positive adaptations in skeletal muscle function translate into athletic performance [ 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ] and health-related [ 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ] benefits in a range of populations [ 20 , 21 , 22 ]. To achieve specific muscular adaptations, resistance exercise training programs can manipulate variables such as muscle action, loading and volume, exercise selection and order, free weights vs. resistance machines, rest periods, number of repetitions and sets, velocity of muscle action and frequency [ 23 ].…”