Movement velocity can be used to estimate the relative load during the bench press and leg press exercises in older women

Background Movement velocity has been proposed as an effective tool to prescribe the load during resistance training in young healthy adults. This study aimed to elucidate whether movement velocity could also be used to estimate the relative load (i.e., % of the one-repetition maximum (1RM)) in olde...

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Main Authors: Pablo Jorge Marcos-Pardo, Jorge Miguel González-Hernández, Amador García-Ramos, Abraham López-Vivancos, Pedro Jiménez-Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/7533.pdf