The training protocol using the NHE across different studies (n=14)
| Week | Sessions per week | No of repetitions | |
| Gabbe et al 16 | 1–12 | Not specified 5 sessions over 12 weeks | 12×6 (10 s rest between repetitions, 2–3 min rest between sets) |
| Arnason et al 34 | 1–5 | Not specified | Introduction to load |
| Preseason | 3 | 3 sets, 12-10-8 reps | |
| Competitive season | 1–2 | 3 sets, 12-10-8 reps | |
| Engebretsen et al 17 | 1 | 1 | 5+5 |
| 2 | 2 | 6+6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3×6–8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3×8–10 | |
| 5–10 | 3 | 12+10 + 8 | |
| Petersen et al, 9 Gonzalez43 | 1 | 1 | 2×5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2×6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3×6–8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 3×8–10 | |
| 5–10 | 3 | 3 sets, 12-10-8 reps | |
| 10+ | 1 | 3 sets, 12-10-8 reps | |
| Van der Horst et al 10 | 1 | 1 | 2×5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2×6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 3×6 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3 sets, 6-7-8 | |
| 5–10 | 2 | 3 sets, 8-9-10 reps | |
| 6–13 | 2 | 3 sets, 10-9-8 reps | |
| Soligard et al 35 | During warm-up prior to training (FIFA 11+) | ||
| Silvers-Granelli et al 40 | 3–4 (Level 1) | 1×3–5 | |
| Nouni-Garcia et al 42 | 5–8 (Level 2) | 1×7–10 | |
| Grooms et al 37 | 9–12 (Level 3) | 1×12–15 | |
| Owen et al 36 | 1–10 | 2 | 2×4 |
| 11–20 | 2 | 2×6 | |
| 21–30 | 2 | 2×8 | |
| 31–40 | 2 | 3×6 | |
| 41–58 | 2 | 3×8 | |
| Del Ama Espinosa et al 41 | 1–8 (Phase 1) | 1 | 1×5 |
| 9–15 (Phase 2) | 1 | 1×5 | |
| 16–23 (Phase 3) | 1 | 1×5 | |
| Sebelien et al*38 | Preseason | 3 | 2×5, increase to 3×12 |
| Competitive season | 2 | 2×5, increase to 3×12 | |
| Seagrave et al 39 | Entire season | Not specified | Average of 3.5 repetitions |
*Players were encouraged to increase the speed (at the beginning of the movement) and resistance (‘pushed’ by partner) of the exercise progressively. Brooks et al 15 did not report the training protocol used.
NHE, Nordic hamstring exercise.