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Martorelli A, Bottaro M, Vieira A, et al. Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets. J Sports Sci Med. 2015;14(2):269-75
Martorelli, A., Bottaro, M., Vieira, A., Rocha-Júnior, V., Cadore, E., Prestes, J., Wagner, D., & Martorelli, S. (2015). Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets. Journal of sports science & medicine, 14(2), 269-75.
Martorelli, André, et al. "Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets." Journal of sports science & medicine vol. 14,2 (2015): 269-75.
Martorelli A, Bottaro M, Vieira A, Rocha-Júnior V, Cadore E, Prestes J, Wagner D, Martorelli S. Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets. J Sports Sci Med. 2015 May 08;14(2):269-75. eCollection 2015 Jun. PMID: 25983574; PMCID: PMC4424454.
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J Sports Sci Med. 2015 May 08;14(2):269-75. eCollection 2015 Jun.

Neuromuscular and blood lactate responses to squat power training with different rest intervals between sets.

Journal of sports science & medicine

André Martorelli, Martim Bottaro, Amilton Vieira, Valdinar Rocha-Júnior, Eduardo Cadore, Jonato Prestes, Dale Wagner, Saulo Martorelli

Affiliations

  1. College of Physical Education, University of Brasília , Brasília, DF, Brazil.
  2. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  3. Catholic University of Brasilia , DF, Brazil.
  4. Utah State University , Logan, UT, USA.

PMID: 25983574 PMCID: PMC4424454

Abstract

Studies investigating the effect of rest interval length (RI) between sets on neuromuscular performance and metabolic response during power training are scarce. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare maximal power output, muscular activity and blood lactate concentration following 1, 2 or 3 minutes RI between sets during a squat power training protocol. Twelve resistance-trained men (22.7 ± 3.2 years; 1.79 ± 0.08 cm; 81.8 ± 11.3 kg) performed 6 sets of 6 repetitions of squat exercise at 60% of their 1 repetition maximum. Peak and average power were obtained for each repetition and set using a linear position transducer. Muscular activity and blood lactate were measured pre and post-exercise session. There was no significant difference between RI on peak power and average power. However, peak power decreased 5.6%, 1.9%, and 5.9% after 6 sets using 1, 2 and 3 minutes of RI, respectively. Average power also decreased 10.5% (1 min), 2.6% (2 min), and 4.3% (3 min) after 6 sets. Blood lactate increased similarly during the three training sessions (1-min: 5.5 mMol, 2-min: 4.3 mMol, and 3-min: 4.0 mMol) and no significant changes were observed in the muscle activity after multiple sets, independent of RI length (pooled ES for 1-min: 0.47, 2-min: 0.65, and 3-min: 1.39). From a practical point of view, the results suggest that 1 to 2 minute of RI between sets during squat exercise may be sufficient to recover power output in a designed power training protocol. However, if training duration is malleable, we recommend 2 min of RI for optimal recovery and power output maintenance during the subsequent exercise sets. Key pointsThis study demonstrates that 1 minute of RI between sets is sufficient to maintain maximal power output during multiple sets of a power-based exercise when it is composed of few repetitions and the sets are not performed until failure. Therefore, a short RI should be considered when designing training programs for the development of muscular power.Short RI may be more practical for strength coaches under time constraints (i.e. 1 minute of RI required only 7 minutes to complete an exercise session, while with 2 minutes take 12 minutes, and 17 minutes with 3 minutes of RI).Future research is needed to examine the longitudinal effects of interval rest in training programs designed for the development of muscular power.

Keywords: Power development; muscle recovery; power training; strength training

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