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| Study | Exercises | Training load | Weekly frequency | Volume (sets × repetitions) | Rest interval | Session duration | Supervision ratio | Training progression |
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| Ahmed et al. [52] | 9 exercises involving arms, back, chest, buttocks, and legs. | Upper body exercises load starting at 0.5 lb, and 8–10 RM for lower body exercises | 2x | 3 × 8–10 | — | ~60 min | First 3 months at 1 : 4; then there was no supervision or it was 1 : 2. | — |
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| Brown et al. [40] | Seated row, chest press, lateral or front raise, bicep curl, triceps pushdown, leg press, back extension, leg extension, and leg curl. | — | 2x | 2-3 × 10 | — | 90 min | First 3 months supervised, followed by 9 months with no supervision. | Exercise load was slowly increased if there were no lymphedema symptoms. |
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| Hagstrom et al. [53] | Programme 1:
leg extension, leg curl or Romanian deadlift, lat. pull down, machine bench press, seated row, back extension, prone hold, or sit ups.
Programme 2:
barbell squat, deadlift, free weight barbell bench press, leg press, bent over barbell row, and assisted chin up | 8 RM | 3x | 3 × 8–10 | — | 60 min | 1 : 1 or 1 : 2–5. | Load was increased when subjects performed 10 RM. |
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| Hagstrom et al. [41] | Programme 1: leg extension, leg curl or Romanian deadlift, lat. pull down, machine bench press, seated row, back extension, prone hold, or sit-ups. Programme 2: barbell squat, deadlift, free weight barbell bench press, leg press, barbell bent over row, and assisted chin up. | 8 RM | 3x | 3 × 8–10 | — | 60 min | 1 : 1 or 1 : 2–5. | Exercise load was increased when subjects performed 10 RM. |
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| Ohira et al. [54] | 9 exercises involving chest, back, shoulders, arms, buttocks, hips, and thighs. | According to Schmitz 2005 | According to Schmitz 2005 | According to Schmitz 2005 | According to Schmitz 2005 | According to Schmitz 2005 | First 3 months at 1 : 4; then there was no supervision or it was 1 : 2. | According to Schmitz 2005 |
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| Schmitz et al. [42] | Seated row, supine dumbbell press, lateral or front raises, biceps curl, and triceps pushdown, leg press, back extension, leg extension, and leg curl. | — | 2x | 3 × 10 | — | 90 min | 13 weeks in small groups, followed by no supervision. | Exercise load was slowly increased when subjects completed 2 training sessions with no change in arm symptoms.
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| Schmitz et al. [43] | 9 exercises involving chest, back, shoulders, arms, buttocks, hips, and thighs. | Upper body exercises load starting with no weight or at 0.5 lb and 8–10 RM for lower body exercises | 2x | 3 × 8–10 | — | ~60 min | 13 weeks at small groups, followed by no supervision. | Upper body load: progressed as symptoms allowed. Lower body: weight was increased if subjects could perform 10 repetitions at each two sessions for the first 3 months. For the remaining months, participants increased the weight after four sessions during which they lifted the same weight for 10, 10, and 12 repetitions in each set. |
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| Schmitz et al. [55] | Seated row, supine dumbbell press, lateral or front raises, biceps curl, and triceps pushdown, leg press, back extension, leg extension, and leg curl. | — | 2x | 3 × 10 | — | 90 min | 13 weeks at 1 : 2–6, followed by no supervision. | Exercise load was slowly increased when subjects completed 2 training sessions with no change in arm symptom.
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| Speck et al. [56] | Seated row, supine dumbbell press, lateral or front raises, bicep curls, and triceps pushdowns, leg press, back extension, leg extension, and leg curl. | — | 2x | 3 × 10 | — | 90 min | 13 weeks at 1 : 2–6, followed by no supervision. | Exercise load was slowly increased when subjects completed 2 training sessions with no change in arm symptom. |
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| Waltman, et al. [57] | Biceps curl, overhead triceps or press and upward row, back and knee extension, side hip raise, and hip flexion and extension. | — | 2x | 2 × 8–12 | — | — | Strength training took place in subject homes using free weights the first 9 months of the study, and at fitness centres the last 15 months. | Potential goals for progressive training were increases in weights of 20% the first 3 months of exercises, 10% at 6 and 9 months, 5% at 12, 15, and 18 months, and 3% at 21 and 24 months. |
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