The Minimum Effective Training Dose Required for 1RM Strength in Powerlifters.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this multi-experiment paper was to explore the concept of the minimum effective training dose (METD) required to increase 1-repetition-maximum (1RM) strength in powerlifting (PL) athletes. The METD refers to the least amount of training required to elicit meaningful increases in 1RM strength. A series of five studies utilising mixed methods, were conducted using PL athletes & coaches of all levels in an attempt to better understand the METD for 1RM strength. The studies of this multi-experiment paper are: an interview study with elite PL athletes and highly experienced PL coaches (n = 28), an interview and survey study with PL coaches and PL athletes of all levels (n = 137), two training intervention studies with intermediate-advanced PL athletes (n = 25) an

SUBMITTER: Androulakis-Korakakis P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8435792 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature