Table 1.
Progression of training in POWIR over 12 months
| Month | Jump
|
Lower body
|
Upper body
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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