The Effect of Different Resistance Training Load Schemes on Strength and Body Composition in Trained Men

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Authors
Charles Ricardo Lopes, Marcelo Saldanha Aoki, Alex Harley Crisp, Rene Scarpari de Mattos, Miguel Alves Lins, Gustavo Ribeiro da Mota, Brad Jon Schoenfeld, Paulo Henrique Marchetti
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of moderate-load (10 RM) and low-load (20 RM) resistance training schemes on maximal strength and body composition. Sixteen resistance-trained men were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 groups: a moderate-load group (n = 8) or a low-load group (n = 8). The resistance training schemes consisted of 8 exercises performed 4 times per week for 6 weeks. In order to equate the number of repetitions performed by each group, the moderate load group performed 6 sets of 10 RM, while the low load group performed 3 sets of 20 RM. Between-group differences were evaluated using a 2-way ANOVA and independent t-tests. There was no difference in the weekly total load lifted (sets × reps × kg) between the 2 groups. Both groups equally improved maximal strength and measures of body composition after 6 weeks of resistance training, with no significant between-group differences detected. In conclusion, both moderate-load and low-load resistance training schemes, similar for the total load lifted, induced a similar improvement in maximal strength and body composition in resistance-trained men.
DOI
DOI: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0081
Key words
resistance training, load, volume, body composition, strength

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