RT Journal Article
T1 Examining unilateral and bilateral exercises through the load-velocity relationship
A1 Martínez-Rubio, Carlos
A1 Baena-Raya, Andrés
A1 Díez-Fernández, David M.
A1 Rodríguez-Pérez, Manuel Antonio
A1 Pareja Blanco, Fernando
K1 Resistance training
K1 Muscle strength
K1 Movement velocity
K1 Strength assessment
K1 Asymmetries
K1 Bilateral deficit
AB This study aimed to examine the load-velocity (L-V) relationship in the bench-press (BP) and leg-press (LP) exercises performed unilaterally, and compared this unilateral L-V relationship with the bilateral variants. Nineteen men (age=23.5±2.1 years) completed two incremental tests in BP and LP, performed bilaterally and unilaterally, across two sessions with a 48-hour rest period. We found a close relationship between medium propulsive velocity (MPV) and %1RM in unilateral BP (R2 =0.97, SEE=0.06 m·s-1) and LP (R2=0.96, SEE=0.06 m·s-1). No significant differences were observed between the preferred and non-preferred sides in the L-V relationship for either exercise. Additionally, higher velocities were achieved in unilateral exercises compared to bilateral exercises, particularly with light and moderate loads (30-70%1RM) in BP (p<0.05) and with light loads (30-45%1RM) in LP (p<0.05). Close L-V relationships were observed in unilateral exercises, without differences in the L-V relationships between preferred and non-preferred sides despite the interlimb asymmetries in the absolute strength values. Interestingly, lower velocities were observed at light loads (~30-45% 1RM) for bilateral compared to unilateral exercises, which could be explained by different strength deficits for these exercises
PB Georg Thieme Verlag KG (Thieme), International Journal of Sports Medicine
YR 2023
FD 2023-08-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26350
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/26350
LA en
NO Martínez-Rubio, C., Baena-Raya, A., Díez-Fernández, D. M., Rodríguez-Pérez, M. A., & Pareja-Blanco, F. (2024). Examining Unilateral and Bilateral Exercises through the Load-velocity Relationship. International journal of sports medicine, 45(1), 41–47. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2151-0661
NO Departamento de Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD May 6, 2026