RT Journal Article
T1 Sex Influences the Load–Velocity Relationship More Than the Relative Strength
A1 Pareja Blanco, Fernando
A1 Sánchez-Valdepeñas Mateos-Aparicio, Juan
A1 Cornejo Daza, Pedro Jesús
A1 Sánchez Moreno, Miguel
A1 Bachero Mena, Beatriz
A1 Rodiles Guerrero, Luis
K1 Bench press
K1 Resistance training
K1 Sex differences
K1 Velocity-based training
AB Purpose: To analyze how sex and relative strength (RS, 1-repetition maximum [1RM] divided by body mass) affect the relative load (%1RM)-velocity relationship in the bench-press exercise.Methods: One hundred twenty young healthy men and women were assigned to 4 groups based on their RS in bench press: men with an RS greater than 1.1 kg·kg-1 (MRS > 1.1), men with an RS between 0.7 and 1.0 kg·kg-1 (MRS = 1.0-0.7), women with an RS between 0.7 and 1.0 kg·kg-1 (WRS = 1.0-0.7), and women with an RS lower than 0.6 kg·kg-1 (WRS < 0.6). All participants performed a progressive loading test in bench press.Results: A strong %1RM-velocity relationship was observed across all groups (R2 = .97-.95). Moreover, even though RS was matched between the MRS = 1.0 to 0.7 and WRS = 1.0 to 0.7 groups, significant differences (P < .05) were found in the velocity values achieved at each %1RM from 20% to 95% 1RM. However, no significant differences (P > .05) within sex were observed at any intensity among individuals with varying RS levels.Conclusions: These findings suggest that sex-based differences in the %1RM-velocity relationship persist across comparable ranges of RS, indicating that these disparities are likely driven by sex-related factors rather than differences in strength levels per se.
PB Human Kinetics
YR 2026
FD 2026-02-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/27270
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/27270
LA en
NO Pareja-Blanco F, Sánchez-Valdepeñas J, Cornejo-Daza PJ, Sánchez-Moreno M, Bachero-Mena B, Rodiles-Guerrero L. Sex Influences the Load-Velocity Relationship More Than the Relative Strength. Int J Sports Physiol Perform. 2025 Dec 9;21(2):202-207. doi: 10.1123/ijspp.2025-0031. PMID: 41468221.
NO Departamento Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD Aug 5, 2026