Exercise type, training load, velocity loss threshold, and sets affect the relationship between lifting velocity and perceived repetitions in reserve in strength-trained individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore the relationship between bar velocity and perceived repetitions in reserve (pRIR) for the bench press and the squat exercises during multiple training sessions in strength-trained individuals.

Methods

Nineteen well-trained individuals (9♀ and 10♂, 26 ± 4 yr, 174 ± 8 cm, 74 ± 9 kg (mean ± standard deviation)) trained squats and bench press for six weeks. Within each week, they conducted three sessions with different loads, corresponding to ∼77-79%, ∼82-84%, and ∼87-89% of one repetition maximum (1RM). The mean velocity was measured at the bar for all lifts, and the participants terminated each set based on a pre-set velocity loss threshold (20-60%). After every set termination, the participants reported pRIR.

Results

Based on 2,972 unique measurement

SUBMITTER: Paulsen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12360324 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature