Table 5.
Execution velocity and number of repetitions per set performed by both experimental groups in the full-squat exercise.
| Session (#) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target MPV (m·s−1) | 1.07 (~55% 1RM) |
1.00 (~60% 1RM) |
0.92 (~65% 1RM) |
0.84 (~70% 1RM) |
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| Set (#) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| MPVFIRST (m·s−1) | ||||||||||||
| TS group | 1.09 ± 0.03 | 1.05 ± 0.03 | 1.06 ± 0.04 | 0.99 ± 0.03 | 0.98 ± 0.05 | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 0.88 ± 0.04 | 0.87 ± 0.04 | 0.84 ± 0.02 | 0.81 ± 0.03 | 0.81 ± 0.03 |
| AS group | 1.09 ± 0.03 | 1.04 ± 0.04 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 1.01 ± 0.02 | 0.99 ± 0.06 | 0.98 ± 0.07 | 0.91 ± 0.02 | 0.88 ± 0.02 | 0.88 ± 0.02 | 0.84 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.05 | 0.79 ± 0.03 |
| Reps per set (#) | ||||||||||||
| TS group | 10.4 ± 3.8 | 12.1 ± 2.8 | 10.8 ± 3.9 | 7.9 ± 3.9 | 8.6 ± 3.9 | 8.7 ± 5.1 | 6.8 ± 2.4 | 5.2 ± 2.0 | 6.3 ± 4.6 | 5.0 ± 1.7 | 4.6 ± 1.2 | 4.6 ± 1.0 |
| AS group | 7.9 ± 2.4 | 8.1 ± 2.8 | 8.2 ± 2.7 | 7.0 ± 2.5 | 6.0 ± 0.9 | 7.2 ± 5.5 | 6.0 ± 2.2 | 5.6 ± 1.9 | 4.7 ± 1.6 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 4.3 ± 1.3 | 3.9 ± 1.3 |
Note: Data are mean ± SD. MPV: mean propulsive velocity attained against the intended load (%1RM); Reps per set: number of repetitions performed; MPVFIRST: mean propulsive velocity of the fastest (usually first) repetition in each set. TS: Traditional-set group. AS: Alternating-set group.