Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2007
The effect of rest interval length on metabolic responses to the bench press exercise.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Effects of Rest Interval Duration in Resistance Training on Measures of Muscular Strength: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Pooled it
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- Effects of alternative and successive resistance training methods on the muscle fatigue of concentric and eccentric contractions in healthy male individuals.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of different rest interval (RI) lengths on metabolic responses to the bench press. Eight resistance-trained men performed 10 randomized protocols [five sets of bench press with 75 or 85% of 1RM for ten (10REP) and five repetitions (5REP), respectively, using different RI (30 s, 1, 2, 3, 5 min)]. Oxygen consumption (VO(2)) was measured during exercise and for 30 min post exercise. For 30-s and 1-min RI: reductions (15-55%) in resistance and volume were observed (set 5 < 4 < 3 < 2 < 1). For 2-min RI: performance was maintained during the first two sets but was reduced by 8-29% during sets 3-5. For 3-min RI: a reduction was observed in volume where sets 4 and 5 were lower than sets 1-3 ( approximately 21%). For 5-min RI: only a reduction in set 5 was observed. Mean VO(2) and ventilation (V (E)) were progressively higher as RI length was shortened. VO(2) area under the curve indicated 10REP > 5REP for all RI except 1-min. Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) was elevated similarly for each protocol. Post exercise, VO(2), V (E), and RER were elevated through 30 min. No differences between RI were observed following 10REP; however, VO(2) after 30-s was higher than 2-, 3-, and 5-min and 1-min was higher than 5-min during 5REP. Fatigue rate was correlated (r = 0.30-0.49) to all metabolic variables. A continuum of performance reductions and metabolic responses were observed. The largest reductions in performance occurred with very short RI (<1 min), and performance was maintained during the first 3-4 sets when 3- and 5-min RI were used.
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