The Crucial Role of Supervision in Strength Training

I recently returned from my third exercise research seminar in the last eight months. One presentation was a 12 study meta-analysis on how the role of supervision plays in resistance training results vs those who strength trained unsupervised and their results.

I posted a link to Fishers, Steele and Pak’s research below. Not to sound like Captain Obvious from hotels.com, but those who used supervision for strength training had better outcomes in almost every way. Especially, post- menopausal and osteoporotic women, which had a 74% lower dropout rate than those that chose to strength train by themselves. While there was no evidence that supervision affected fat loss any different, it showed better outcomes on strength gains.

Additionally, another study presented showed after a three-year follow up, there was still a higher compliance, higher participation and improvement in strength levels. We know that consistency & duration, are crucial to seeing and sustaining results. Having a qualified supervising professional is a key part of that.

References:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355385828_The_role_of_supervision_in_resistance_training_An_exploratory_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis