Table 2.

Comparison between the placebo and control group on velocity of displacement of the bar in bench press

Variable		50% 1RM	ES	60% 1RM	ES	70% 1RM	ES	80% 1RM	ES
Mean velocity (m/s)	Control	0.76 ± 0.08	0.36*	0.70 ± 0.07	0.19	0.61 ± 0.10	0.26	0.47 ± 0.10	0.31
	Placebo	0.84 ± 0.12		0.74 ± 0.12		0.56 ± 0.08		0.41 ± 0.08
Mean velocity to peak (m/s)	Control	0.79 ± 0.09	0.33	0.72 ± 0.07	0.18	0.61 ± 0.11	0.19	0.48 ± 0.10	0.31
	Placebo	0.87 ± 0.13		0.76 ± 0.13		0.57 ± 0.09		0.42 ± 0.08
Mean propulsive velocity (m/s)	Control	0.81 ± 0.09	0.46*	0.74 ± 0.09	0.19	0.63 ± 0.12	0.27	0.48 ± 0.10	0.36
	Placebo	0.92 ± 0.12		0.79 ± 0.15		0.57 ± 0.09		0.41 ± 0.08
Peak velocity (m/s)	Control	1.16 ± 0.11	0.37	1.06 ± 0.13	0.14	0.91 ± 0.19	0.27	0.72 ± 0.19	0.32
	Placebo	1.27 ± 0.16		1.11 ± 0.21		0.82 ± 0.11		0.61 ± 0.12

ES effect size, RM Repetition Maximum

*significant difference between placebo and control (p < 0,05)