Dr Paul Swinton's Outputs (160)

Without fail: muscular adaptations in single set resistance training performed to failure or with repetitions-in-reserve. (2025)
Journal Article
HERMANN, T., MOHAN, A.E., ENES, A., SAPUPPO, M., PIÑERO, A., ZAMANZADEH, A., ROBERTS, M., COLEMAN, M., KORAKAKIS, P.A., WOLF, M., REFALO, M., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. [2025]. Without fail: muscular adaptations in single set resistance training performed to failure or with repetitions-in-reserve. Medicine and science in sports and exercise [online], (accepted).

This study compared the effects of single-set resistance training performed with maximal effort (failure) vs submaximal effort on muscular adaptations. Forty-two young, resistance-trained men and women were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 parallel groups... Read More about Without fail: muscular adaptations in single set resistance training performed to failure or with repetitions-in-reserve..

Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. (2025)
Journal Article
LARSEN, S., WOLF, M., SCHOENFELD, B.J., SANDBERG, N.Ø., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R., SWINTON, P.A. and FALCH, H.N. [2025]. Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. Journal of sports sciences [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2481534

This study investigated the effect of knee flexion range of motion (ROM) during the leg press exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in resistance-trained individuals. Twenty-three participants (training age: 7.2 ± 3.5 years) completed a w... Read More about Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals..

Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. [Dataset] (2025)
Data
LARSEN, S., WOLF, M., SCHOENFELD, B.J., SANDBERG, N.Ø., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R., SWINTON, P.A. and FALCH, H.N. [2025]. Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. Journal of sports sciences [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2025.2481534#supplemental-material-section

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of knee flexion ROM during the leg press exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in resistance-trained participants. The univariate analyses provided 'moderate' evidence in support of the nul... Read More about Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals. [Dataset].

Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research. (2025)
Journal Article
ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J., ALTINI, M., DOYLE-BAKER, P. et al. 2025. Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research. Sports medicine [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02189-3

The increased growth, popularity, and media interest in women's sport has led to calls for greater prioritisation of female-specific research and innovation. In response, science and medicine researchers have increased the volume of sport-related stu... Read More about Why we must stop assuming and estimating menstrual cycle phases in laboratory and field-based sport related research..

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2025)
Journal Article
RENO, C., SWINTON, P. and ALEXANDER, L. [2025]. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Physical therapy and rehabilitation journal [online], (accepted).

The object of this research is to assess the effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in the treatment of chronic adhesive capsulitis in the type 2 diabetes population. A systematic review with meta-analysis was used. Two reviewers independ... Read More about Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in type 2 diabetics: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

Lengthened partial repetitions elicit similar muscular adaptations as full range of motion repetitions during resistance training in trained individuals. (2025)
Journal Article
WOLF, M., KORAKAKIS, P.A., PIÑERO, A., MOHAN, A.E., HERMANN, T., AUGUSTIN, F., SAPUPPO, M., LIN, B., COLEMAN, M., BURKE, R., NIPPARD, J., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2025. Lengthened partial repetitions elicit similar muscular adaptations as full range of motion repetitions during resistance training in trained individuals. PeerJ [online], 13(2), e18904. Available from: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18904

Resistance training using different ranges of motion may produce varying effects on muscular adaptations. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of lengthened partial repetitions (LPs) versus full range of motion (ROM) resistance traini... Read More about Lengthened partial repetitions elicit similar muscular adaptations as full range of motion repetitions during resistance training in trained individuals..

Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius (2025)
Journal Article
LARSEN, S., SWINTON, P.A., SANDBERG, N.Ø., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., FALCH, H.N., VAN DEN TILLAR, R. and WOLF, M. 2025. Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius. Frontiers in psychology [online], 16, article number 1494323. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1494323

Muscle hypertrophy is often a desired goal of resistance training, and strategies that extend training beyond momentary failure may enhance muscular adaptations. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess whether performing additional past-failu... Read More about Resistance training beyond momentary failure: the effects of past-failure partials on muscle hypertrophy in the gastrocnemius.

Do cheaters prosper? Effect of externally supplied momentum during resistance training on measures of upper body muscle hypertrophy. (2025)
Journal Article
AUGUSTIN, F., PIÑERO, A., ENES, A., MOHAN, A.E., SAPUPPOZ, M., COLEMAN, M., WOLF, M., KORAKAKIS, P.A., SWINTON, P.A., NIPPARD, J. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2025. Do cheaters prosper? Effect of externally supplied momentum during resistance training on measures of upper body muscle hypertrophy. International journal of exercise science [online], 18(3), pages 329-342. Available from: https://doi/org/10.70252/GDBL2230

Exercise technique, defined as the controlled execution of bodily movements to ensure an exercise effectively targets specific muscle groups while minimizing the risk of injury, is a resistance training (RT) variable frequently highlighted as critica... Read More about Do cheaters prosper? Effect of externally supplied momentum during resistance training on measures of upper body muscle hypertrophy..

β-alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. (2025)
Journal Article
MATTHEWS, J.J., CREIGHTON, J.V., DONALDSON, J., SWINTON, P.A., KYROU, I., BELLARY, S., IDRIS, I., SANTOS, L., TURNER, M.D., DOIG, C.L., ELLIOTT-SALE, K.J. and SALE, C. 2025. β-alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Obesity [online], 33(2), pages 278-288. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24204

Overweight and obesity are characterised by excess adiposity and systemic, chronic, low-grade inflammation, which is associated with several metabolic disorders. The aim was to assess the feasibility and tolerability of β-alanine supplementation, and... Read More about β-alanine supplementation in adults with overweight and obesity: a randomized controlled feasibility trial..

The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise. (2024)
Journal Article
LARSEN, S., KRISTIANSEN, B.S., SWINTON, P.A., WOLF, M., FREDRIKSEN, A.B., FALCH, H.N., VAN DEN TILLAAR, R. and SANDBERG, N.Ø. [2025]. The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise. Journal of sports sciences [online], Latest Articles. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2444713

This study compared the effects of 90° versus 40° hip flexion in the leg extension exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy. Twenty-two untrained men completed a ten-week intervention comprising two resistance training sessions per week with... Read More about The effects of hip flexion angle on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in the leg extension exercise..

Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness following exercise training prescribed relative to traditional intensity anchors and physiological thresholds: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data. (2024)
Journal Article
MEYLER, S.J.R., SWINTON, P.A., BOTTOMS, L., DALLECK, L.C., HUNTER, B., SARZYNSKI, M.A., WELLSTED, D., WILLIAMS, C.J. and MUNIZ-PUMARES, D. 2025. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness following exercise training prescribed relative to traditional intensity anchors and physiological thresholds: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data. Sports medicine [online], 55(2), pages 301-323. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02125-x

It is unknown whether there are differences in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) response when prescribing intensity relative to traditional (TRAD) anchors or to physiological thresholds (THR). The present meta-analysis sought to compare: a) mean change... Read More about Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness following exercise training prescribed relative to traditional intensity anchors and physiological thresholds: a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual participant data..

Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Dataset] (2024)
Data
RENWICK, J.R.M., PREOBRAZENSKI, N., WU., Z., KHANSARI, A., LEBOUEDEC, M.A., NUTTALL, J.M.G. BANCROFT, K.R., SIMPSON-STAIRS, N., SWINTON, P.A. and GURD, B.J. 2024. Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Dataset]. Sports medicine [online], 54(2), pages 3069-3080. Available from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02089-y#Sec21

Interest in individual response variability is growing. Within exercise science, this interest was prompted by the seminal demonstration of large inter-individual variability in observed changes in maximal aerobic capacity (maximal oxygen consumption... Read More about Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Dataset].

Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2024)
Journal Article
RENWICK, J.R.M., PREOBRAZENSKI, N., WU., Z., KHANSARI, A., LEBOUEDEC, M.A., NUTTALL, J.M.G. BANCROFT, K.R., SIMPSON-STAIRS, N., SWINTON, P.A. and GURD, B.J. 2024. Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports medicine [online], 54(2), pages 3069-3080. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02089-y

Although numerous attempts to demonstrate inter-individual differences in trainability across various outcomes have been unsuccessful, the investigation of maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) trainability warrants further study. Our objective was to... Read More about Standard deviation of individual response for VO2max following exercise interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy. (2024)
Journal Article
SINGER, A., WOLF, M., GENEROSO, L., ARIAS, E., DELCASTILLO, K., ECHEVARRIA, E., MARTINEZ, A., KORAKAKIS, P.A., REFALO, M.C., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2024. Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy. Frontiers in sports and active living [online], 6, article number 1429789. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1429789

We systematically searched the literature for studies with a randomized design that compared different inter-set rest interval durations for estimates of pre-/post-study changes in lean/muscle mass in healthy adults while controlling all other traini... Read More about Give it a rest: a systematic review with Bayesian meta-analysis on the effect of inter-set rest interval duration on muscle hypertrophy..

The influence of nutrition intervention on the P1NP and CTX-1 response to an acute exercise bout: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2024)
Journal Article
DOLAN, E., DUMAS, A., ESTEVES, G.P., TAKARABE, L.L., PERFEITO, L.A.M., KEANE, K.M., GUALANO, B., KELLEY, G.A., BURKE, L., SALE, C. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. The influence of nutrition intervention on the P1NP and CTX-1 response to an acute exercise bout: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports medicine [online], 54(2), pages 2889-2906. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02087-0

Although nutrition and exercise both influence bone metabolism, little is currently known about whether nutritional intervention can modulate the bone biomarker response to acute exercise. Improved understanding of the relationships between nutrition... Read More about The influence of nutrition intervention on the P1NP and CTX-1 response to an acute exercise bout: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

Exercise selection differentially influences lower body regional muscle development. (2024)
Journal Article
BURKE, R., PIÑERO, A., MOHAN, A.E., HERMANN, T., SAPUPPO, M., AUGUSTIN, F., COLEMAN, M., KORAKAKIS, P.A., WOLF, M., SWINTON, P.A. and SCHOENFELD, B.J. 2024. Exercise selection differentially influences lower body regional muscle development. Journal of science in sport and exercise [online], Latest Article. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-024-00299-4

This study had 2 primary aims (1) compare the effects of multi-joint vs. single-joint lower body exercise on regional muscular development of the quadriceps, and; (2) compare the effects of exercises performed at different knee-joint angles on hypert... Read More about Exercise selection differentially influences lower body regional muscle development..

An exploration on the use of lung ultrasound by physiotherapists within the cardiac surgery population. (2024)
Thesis
FARRELL, C.J. 2024. An exploration on the use of lung ultrasound by physiotherapists within the cardiac surgery population. Robert Gordon University, DPT thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2565254

Cardiac surgery places patients at a high risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), some of which can have fatal consequences if not detected and treated in adequate time. Physiotherapists are an essential part of the postopera... Read More about An exploration on the use of lung ultrasound by physiotherapists within the cardiac surgery population..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. (2024)
Journal Article
COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. BMJ open [online], 14(5), e082830. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082830

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). The research took the form of a qualitative descriptive study,... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners' and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study..

Dose-response modelling of resistance exercise across outcome domains in strength and conditioning: a meta-analysis. (2024)
Journal Article
SWINTON, P.A., SCHOENFELD, B.J. and MURPHY, A. 2024. Dose-response modelling of resistance exercise across outcome domains in strength and conditioning: a meta-analysis. Sports medicine [online], 54(6), pages 1579-1594. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-024-02006-3

Resistance exercise is the most common training modality included within strength and conditioning (S&C) practice. Understanding dose-response relationships between resistance training and a range of outcomes relevant to physical and sporting perform... Read More about Dose-response modelling of resistance exercise across outcome domains in strength and conditioning: a meta-analysis..

Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches. (2024)
Journal Article
CORSIE, M., MALONE, M. and SWINTON, P.A. 2024. Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], 19(4), pages 1443-1458. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541241238991

A range of innovative performance analysis metrics have been applied in recent years to investigate aspects of football using tempo-spatial and network analyses. These approaches have gained traction within some professional teams to quantify and ass... Read More about Translating novel collective behaviour measures to concepts and principles of play as understood by football coaches..