strengths and weaknesses

This study had a high retention rate of 100% and a good adherence rate of 89%, which is rare in scientific studies. Participants completed the study and followed the guidelines well. However, a weakness was that too much testosterone was given to the experimental group. Lower doses could have resulted in better changes in lean body mass. A strength of this study is that it had a 100% retention rate and an 89% adherence rate, which is very rare in scientific studies. This means that 100% of the participants chosen had completed the study and 89% of those adhered to the guidelines of the study, such as the diet and exercise prescriptions during the energy deficit phase. A weakness of the study was that the researchers administered too much testosterone to the experimental group. The researchers stated that if they had administered a lower dose of testosterone throughout the experiment, it could have facilitated greater changes in lean body mass.