Movement velocity can be used to estimate the relative load during the bench press and leg press exercises in older women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Movement velocity has been proposed as an effective tool to prescribe the load during resistance training in young healthy adults. This study aimed to elucidate whether movement velocity could also be used to estimate the relative load (i.e., % of the one-repetition maximum (1RM)) in older women.

Methods

A total of 22 older women (age = 68.2 ± 3.6 years, bench press 1RM = 22.3 ± 4.7 kg, leg press 1RM = 114.6 ± 15.9 kg) performed an incremental loading test during the free-weight bench press and the leg press exercises on two separate sessions. The mean velocity (MV) was collected with a linear position transducer.

Results

A strong linear relationship between MV and the relative load was observed for the bench press (%1RM = -130.4 MV + 119.3; r ²

SUBMITTER: Marcos-Pardo PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6707344 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature