Table 4.

Recommendations for setting up and performing resistance exercise within cardiac rehabilitation, modified from [2,3,4,5,7,8,16,39,40].

Training Stage	Training Objective	Training Method	Training Intensity	Number of Repetitions per Muscle Group	Training Volume
Initial stage (pre-training, familiarization)	Implementation of exercise: Learning and practicing the correct execution Improvement of self-perception and coordination	Dynamic	>30% 1-RM RPE ≤ 11	5–10	2–3 units per week, 1–3 sets per unit, 1–2 min rest between sets
Testing of muscular strength	Determination of the one-repetition maximum (1-RM)
Improvement stage I	Improvement of local aerobic endurance, improvement of coordination	Dynamic	30–50% 1-RM, RPE 12–13	10–15	2–3 units per week, 1–3 sets per unit, 1–2 min rest between sets
Improvement stage II	Increase in muscle cross-sectional area (hypertrophy), improvement of coordination	Dynamic	40–60% 1-RM, RPE 14-1	8–15	2–3 units per week, 1–3 sets per unit, 1–2 min rest between sets
Improvement stage III	Increase in muscle cross-sectional area (hypertrophy), improvement of coordination	Dynamic	60–80% 1-RM, selected patients in good clinical condition	8–10	2–3 units per week, 1–3 sets per unit, 1–2 min rest between sets

1-RM = One Repetition Maximum, RPE = Rate of Perceived Exertion.