Table 1.
Descriptive data of the different variables in the bench press exercise protocol of the total group of participants (n = 30).
| Variable | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | F | ηp 2 | p | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M ± SD | Min–Max | 95% CI | CV | M ± SD | Min–Max | 95% CI | CV | M ± SD | Min–Max | 95% CI | CV | SP | |||
| 70% MPV Rep (n°) |
12.50 ± 2.19 * | 8–16 | 11.68–13.32 | 17.5% | 6.06 ± 1.98 | 2–10 | 5.33–6.81 | 32.7% | 4.20 ± 1.99 | 2–12 | 3.46–4.94 | 47.4% | 259.681 | 0.900 1.000 |
<0.001 |
| MPVrep Best (m·s−1) |
0.62 ± 0.10 * | 0.45–0.91 | 0.58–0.66 | 16.1% | 0.42 ± 0.07 | 0.26–0.60 | 0.39–0.44 | 16.7% | 0.36 ± 0.06 | 0.29–0.49 | 0.34–0.38 | 16.7% | 139.553 | 0.828 1.000 |
<0.001 |
| MPVrep Last (m·s−1) |
0.14 ± 0.04 ‡ | 0.07–0.22 | 0.13–0.17 | 28.6% | 0.15 ± 0.05 | 0.07–0.24 | 0.13–0.17 | 33.3% | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 0.07–0.34 | 0.15–0.20 | 38.9% | 4.367 | 0.131 0.734 |
0.017 |
| % loss MPV Set |
77.42 ± 5.77 * | 68.90–88.40 | 75.18–79.66 | 7.5% | 64 ± 14.24 | 32.50–88.40 | 58.48–69.52 | 22.3% | 54.21 ± 15.76 | 0–81.10 | 48.10–60.32 | 29.1% | 23.773 | 0.468 1.000 |
<0.001 |
MPV = Mean Propulsive Velocity; Rep = repetitions; MPVrep Best = Mean propulsive velocity attained at the best repetition; MPVrep Last = Mean propulsive velocity attained at the last repetition; M = mean ± SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence intervals; Min–Max = lowest value–highest value; CV = Coefficient of variation; ηp2 = partial eta-squared; SP = statistical power. * = significant difference between all sets (p < 0.05). ‡ = significant difference between set 1 and set 3 (p < 0.05).