The Importance of Movement Velocity as a Measure to Control Resistance Training Intensity

• Authors: Juan González-Badillo , Mário Marques , Luis Sánchez-Medina
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Configuration of the exercise stimulus in resitance training has been traditionally associated with a combination of the so-called ‘acute resistance exercise variables’ (exercise type and order, loading, number of repetitions and sets, rests duration and movement velocity). During typical resistance exercise in isoinertial conditions, and assuming every repetition is performed with maximal voluntary effort, velocity unintentionally declines as fatigue develops. However, few studies analyzing the response to different resitance training schemes have described changes in repetition velocity or power. It thus seems necessary to conduct more research using models of fatigue that analyze the reduction in mechanical variables such as force, velocity and power output over repeated dynamic contractions in actual training or competition settings. Thus, the aim of this paper was to discuss the importance of movement velocity concerning control training intensity.

Keywords

EN

velocity; strength; power; level of effort; testosterone; lactate

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Journal of Human Kinetics
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 29A
• Issue: Special Issue
• Pages: 15-19

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2011

online

4 - 10 - 2011

Contributors

author

Juan González-Badillo

• University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain

author

Mário Marques

author

Luis Sánchez-Medina

• Studies, Research and Sport Medicine Center, Government of Navarra, Navarra, Spain

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10078-011-0053-6