title: Resistance training interventions across the cancer control continuum: a systematic review of the implementation of resistance training principles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The primary purpose of this systematic review is to examine the extant resistance training (RT) cancer research to evaluate the proportion of RT interventions that: (1) implemented key RT training principles (specificity, progression, overload) and (2) explicitly reported relevant RT prescription components (frequency, intensity, sets, reps).
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative systematic review was performed by two reviewers (CMF and PNH) who inspected the titles and abstracts to determine eligibility for this systematic review. Identified papers were obtained in full and further reviewed. Data were extracted to evaluate the application of principles of training, along with specific RT components.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane, PEDro, PsychInfo, Cancer Lit, Sport Discus, AMED, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) and reference lists of included articles from inception to May 2016.
  
  
  RESULTS
  37 studies were included. The principle ofspecificitywas used appropriately in all of the studies,progressionin 65% andoverloadin 76% of the studies. The most common exercise prescription (∼50%) implemented in the studies included in this review were 2-3 days/week, focusing on large muscle groups, 60-70% 1 repetition maximum (RM), 1-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reporting of RT principles in an oncology setting varies greatly, with often vague or non-existent references to the principles of training and how the RT prescription was designed.
authors.affiliation: Exercise and Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Kinesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fairman
authors.affiliation: Exercise and Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Kinesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Hyde
authors.affiliation: Exercise and Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, Kinesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Focht
mesh_terms: D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D055656:Prescriptions; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Cancer; Exercise; Oncology; Strength; Weight lifting