Electronic supplementary material 4 Description of included resistance exercise studies/data sets.

Reference / Exercise mode; intervention strategy / Exercise duration if stated / Design method / Minutes after exercise completion sample taken / Salivary analysis method / Participants / PEDro score
Cadore et al. [51] / Hypertrophy training; 65 – 70% 1-RM multiple supersets – multiple muscle groups / ~25 min / UCT / 10 min / RIA / 28 middle aged healthy males / 2
Caruso et al. [3] / Maximal isokinetic elbow flexion; two sets / UCT / Immediately / ELISA / 14 healthy collegiate males / 2
Ghigiarelli et al. [52] / Hypertrophy; ~75% 1-RM back squat, leg press, bench press, seated rowa / UCT / 30 min / Assay / 15 well trained men / 4
Strongman; tire flip, chain drag, farmers walk, keg carry, atlas stone liftb
Mixed; tire flip, back squat, chain drag, bench press, stone liftc
Crewther et al. [53] / Complex training; cycle sprint followed by squat jumpa / ~20 min / UCT / Immediately / RIA / 20 semi-elite rugby players / 4
Complex training; cycle sprint, followed by squat jump and box squatb / ~32 min
Le Panse et al. [54] / Powerlifting competition; 3 attempt 1-RM bench press / UCT / Immediately / ELISA / 13 elite powerlifters / 2
Le Panse et al. [55] / Powerlifting competition; squat, bench press, deadlift / UCT / Within an hour / ELISA / 8 elite powerlifters / 2
Crewther et al. [56] / Power and strength; 70-80% 1-RM workout prior to a wina / ~1 hour / UCT / 5 min / Assay / 13 rugby league players / 4
Power and strength; 70-80% 1-RM prior to a lossb
Crewther et al. [22] / Power training; 8 sets of 6 repetitions, 45% 1-RM, 3 min resta / ~ 22 min / UCT / 0 min / ELISA / 11 recreational weight trainers / 4
Maximal strength; 6 sets of 4 repetitions, 88% 1-RM, 4 min restb
Hypertrophy training; 10 sets of 10 repetitions, 75% 1-RM, 2 min restc
Power training; 8 sets of 6 reps, 45% 1RM, 3 min restd / 15 min
Maximal strength; 6 sets of 4 reps, 88% 1RM, 4 min reste
Hypertrophy training; 10 sets of 10 reps, 75% 1RM, 2 min restf
Beaven et al. [15] / 4 sets of back squats at varying loads, 3 sets of 3-RM box squats, 3 sets of 3 repetitions jump squats with 50% 1-RM / UCT / Immediately / RIA / 16 semiprofessional rugby union players / 2
Hough et al. [46] / 8 sets of 10RM squata / 30 min / RCT / Immediately / ELISA / 10 healthy males / 5
8 sets of 10RM squatb / 10 min

ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbentassay. RIA = radioimmunoassay. UCT = uncontrolled trial. RM = repetition maximum. a, b, c, d, e, f indicate separate conditions within one investigation.