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. 2010 Jun 25;588(Pt 16):3119–3130. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2010.192856

Table 2.

Acute unilateral resistance exercise variables

1SET 3SET
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Load (kg) 68 ± 4 64 ± 4 64 ± 4 64 ± 4
Repetitions 14 ± 2 14 ± 1 11 ± 1* 9 ± 1*§
Volume Load (kg) 942 ± 97 903 ± 59 698 ± 53* 582 ± 53*
Time under tension (s) 34 ± 3 33 ± 2 27 ± 2* 24 ± 2*

Values are means ±s.e.m. (n = 8).

*

Significantly different from 1SET, P < 0.05.

Significantly different from Set 1 of 3SET, P < 0.05.

§

Significantly different from Set 2 of 3SET, P < 0.009.