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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 Apr 15;92:106001. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106001

Table 2.

Resistance exercise progression.

Week Sessions Sets Repetitions Exercise Weight
1–2 1–2 1 10  ■ Chest press  ■ Chest Press 10lbs
 ■ Leg press  ■ Leg press 20lbs
 ■ Dead lift  ■ Dead Lift 3lbs
3–4 2 10  ■ Shoulder scaption  ■ Shoulder Scaption 2lbs
5–6 3 10  ■ Leg curls  ■ Leg curls 20lbs
 ■ Row  ■ Row 10lbs
3–6 7–18 3 10  ■ Chest press 50% of 1RM chest press, 60% of 1RM leg press, resistance increases by smallest increment (2.5lbs) every 2–3 sessions
 ■ Leg press
 ■ Dead lift
 ■ Shoulder scaption
 ■ Leg curls
 ■ Row
7–20 19–60 3 10  ■ Chest press 50% of 1RM chest press, 60% of 1RM leg press, resistance increases by smallest increment (2.5lbs) every 2–3 sessions
 ■ Leg press
 ■ Dead lift
 ■ Shoulder scaption
 ■ Leg curls
 ■ Row