Prescribing Intensity in Resistance Training Using Rating of Perceived Effort: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Rating of perceived effort (RPE) scales are used to prescribe intensity in resistance training (RT) in several ways. For instance, trainees can reach a specific RPE value by modifying the number of repetitions, lifted loads, or other training variables. Given the multiple approaches of prescribing intensity using RPE and its growing popularity, we compared the effects of two RPE prescription approaches on adherence rates, body composition, performance and psychological outcomes, in an online RT intervention. Methods: We randomly assigned 57 healthy participants without RT experience (60% females, age range: 18-45) to one of two groups that received two weekly RT sessions using a resistance-band for 8 weeks. In the fixed-repetition group, participants adjusted th

SUBMITTER: Boxman-Zeevi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9099373 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature