Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate-and high-load strength and power training

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Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of strength and conditioning research

PubMed ID

32187146

Publisher

National Strength and Conditioning Association

School

Centre for Exercise and Sports Science Research

RAS ID

52664

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Comfort, P., Jones, P. A., Thomas, C., Dos' Santos, T. M., McMahon, J. J., & Suchomel, T. J. (2022). Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate-and high-load strength and power training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(3), 593-599. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003544

Abstract

The aims of this study were to determine the changes in early (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) and maximal isometric force production, in response to a 4-week period of moderate-load resistance training (60-82.5% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]), followed by a 4-week period of high-load (80-90% 1RM) resistance training. Thirty-four subjects (age 19.5 ± 2.8 years; height 1.72 ± 0.08 m; body mass 69.9 ± 11.4 kg; maximal power clean 0.92 ± 0.03 kg·kg) participated in this study. Only trivial-to-moderate (0.2-2.7%, d = 0.00-0.88) and nonsignificant (p > 0.05) changes in early isometric force production were observed in response to the moderate-load training period, whereas very large (9.2-14.6%, d = 2.71-4.16), significant (p ≤ 0.001) increases in early isometric force production were observed in response to high-load training. In contrast, there was a very large, significant increase in peak force (PF) across the moderate-load phase (7.7 ± 11.8%, d = 2.02, p = 0.003), but only a moderate significant increase in PF (3.8 ± 10.6%, d = 1.16, p = 0.001) across the high-load phase. The results of this study indicate that high-load multijoint resistance training, that follows moderate-load training, results in superior increases in early multi-joint force production, compared with the changes observed after moderate-load resistance training.

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10.1519/JSC.0000000000003544

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