Table 6.
Execution velocity and number of repetitions per set performed by both experimental groups in the bench-press exercise.
| Session (#) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target MPV (m·s−1) | 0.87 (~55% 1RM) |
0.78 (~60% 1RM) |
0.70 (~65% 1RM) |
0.62 (~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 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.85 ± 0.03 | 0.83 ± 0.02 | 0.78 ± 0.03 | 0.77 ± 0.03 | 0.78 ± 0.04 | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.69 ± 0.02 | 0.69 ± 0.03 | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.60 ± 0.02 | 0.61 ± 0.02 |
| AS group | 0.87 ± 0.04 | 0.84 ± 0.03 | 0.82 ± 0.04 | 0.78 ± 0.02 | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 0.75 ± 0.04 | 0.70 ± 0.02 | 0.67 ± 0.03 | 0.66 ± 0.03 | 0.62 ± 0.02 | 0.60 ± 0.02 | 0.59 ± 0.03 |
| Reps per set (#) | ||||||||||||
| TS group | 10.2 ± 4.2 | 9.8 ± 3.2 | 9.1 ± 3.1 | 7.6 ± 3.1 | 6.7 ± 1.9 | 6.3 ± 1.7 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.7 | 5.8 ± 1.4 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 0.9 |
| AS group | 8.6 ± 2.0 * | 8.6 ± 1.9 | 7.9 ± 1.7 | 8.3 ± 2.3 * | 8.3 ± 1.4 | 6.8 ± 1.9 | 6.2 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 5.3 ± 1.6 * | 4.6 ± 1.2 | 4.3 ± 0.9 | 3.9 ± 0.9 |
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. Statistically significant differences with respect to: * TS group (p < 0.05).