Abstract
Purpose
This study explored the acute effects of strength-oriented resistance training sessions performed using three different set configurations on barbell velocity and the force–velocity (F–v) relationship of upper-body muscles in men and women.
Method
Thirteen men (age: 23.8 ± 2.5 years; 6-repetition maximum [6RM] load: 73.4 ± 15.6 kg) and 13 women (age: 21.5 ± 1.4 years; 6RM load: 32.8 ± 5.2 kg) performed 24 repetitions with a 6RM load during the bench press exercise using traditional (TR: 6 sets of 4 repetitions with 3 min of rest between sets), cluster (CL: 6 sets of 4 repetitions with 15 s of intra-set rest every two repetitions and 2 min and 45 s of rest between sets) and inter-repetition rest (IRR: 1 set of 24 repetitions with 39 s of rest between repetitions) set configurations. The F–v relationship parameters [maximum force (F0), maximum velocity (v0) and maximum power (Pmax)] were determined before and after each training session.
Results
The average training velocity did not differ between the three set configurations (p = 0.234), but the IRR set configuration generally provided higher velocities during the last repetition of each set. Significant decreases in F0 (p = 0.001) and Pmax (p = 0.024) but not in v0 (p = 0.669) were observed after the training sessions. Comparable velocity loss was observed for men and women (− 12.1% vs. − 11.3%; p = 0.699).
Conclusions
The administration of very short intra-set rest periods does not allow for the attainment of higher velocities than traditional set configurations during strength-oriented resistance training sessions conducted with the bench press exercise when the work-to-rest ratio is equated.
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Abbreviations
- TR:
-
Traditional set configuration
- CL:
-
Cluster set configuration
- IRR:
-
Inter-repetition rest set configuration
- 1 RM:
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One repetition maximum
- F–v:
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Force–velocity
- F 0 :
-
Maximal theoretical force
- v 0 :
-
Maximal theoretical velocity
- P max :
-
Maximal theoretical power
- ES:
-
Effect size
- SD:
-
Standard deviation
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AT, AGR and GGH conceived and designed research. AT and AGR collected data. AT, DJ, and AGR organized the database and performed the statistical analysis. AT and AGR wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed to manuscript revision, read and approved the submitted version.
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Torrejón, A., Janicijevic, D., Haff, G.G. et al. Acute effects of different set configurations during a strength-oriented resistance training session on barbell velocity and the force–velocity relationship in resistance-trained males and females. Eur J Appl Physiol 119, 1409–1417 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04131-8
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