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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Osteoporos Int. 2012 Sep 21;24(5):10.1007/s00198-012-2143-2. doi: 10.1007/s00198-012-2143-2

Table 1.

Progression of training in POWIR over 12 months

Month Jump
Lower body
Upper body
Intensity Sets Reps Intensity Sets Reps Intensity Sets Reps
1 0–2 % BW 3–4 10 0–2 % BW 2–3 8–12 12–14 RM 2–3 12–14
2 3–5 % BW 5–6 10 3–5 % BW 2–3 8–12 10–12 RM 2–3 10–12
3 6–8 % BW 7–8 10 6–8 % BW 2–3 8–12 8–10 RM 2–3 8–10
4–6 9–10 % BW 9–10 10 9–10 % BW 2–3 8–12 6–8 RM 2–3 6–8
7–12 9–10 % BW 10 10 9–10 % BW 2–3 8–12 6–8 RM 2–3 6–8

Intensity for jumps and lower body exercises set as a percentage of body weight (BW) loaded into weighted vests. Intensity for upper body exercises set as a repetition maximum (RM) where a higher RM indicates a lower workload (participant is doing lower weight for more repetitions) and a lower RM indicates a higher workload