RT Journal Article
T1 Time Course of Recovery From Resistance Exercise With Different Set Configurations
A1 Pareja Blanco, Fernando
A1 Rodríguez Rosell, David
A1 Aagaard, Per
A1 Sánchez-Medina, Luis
A1 Ribas-Serna, Juan
A1 Mora Custodio, Ricardo
A1 Otero-Esquina, Carlos
A1 Yáñez García, Juan Manuel
A1 González Badillo, Juan José
K1 Fatigue
K1 Hormones
K1 Muscle damage
K1 Velocitybased training
K1 Strength training
K1 Muscle failure
AB This study analyzed the response to 10 resistance exercise protocols differing in the number of repetitions performed in each set (R) with respect to the maximum predicted number (P). Ten males performed 10 protocols (R(P): 6(12), 12(12), 5(10), 10(10), 4(8), 8(8), 3(6), 6(6), 2(4), and 4(4)). Three sets with 5-minute interset rests were performed in each protocol in bench press and squat. Mechanical muscle function (countermovement jump height and velocity against a 1 m·s−1 load, V1-load) and biochemical plasma profile (testosterone, cortisol, growth hormone, prolactin, IGF-1, and creatine kinase) were assessed at several time points from 24-hour pre-exercise to 48-hour post-exercise. Protocols to failure, especially those in which the number of repetitions performed was high, resulted in larger reductions in mechanical muscle function, which remained reduced up to 48-hour post-exercise. Protocols to failure also showed greater increments in plasma growth hormone, IGF-1, prolactin, and creatine kinase concentrations. In conclusion, resistance exercise to failure resulted in greater fatigue accumulation and slower rates of neuromuscular recovery, as well as higher hormonal responses and greater muscle damage, especially when the maximal number of repetitions in the set was high.
PB National Strength and Conditioning Association
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25088
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25088
LA en
NO Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 34(10):p 2867-2876
NO Departamento: Deporte e Informática
DS RIO
RD Apr 25, 2026