Effect of warm-up protocols using lower and higher loads on multiple-set back squat volume-load.
Daniel Souza1, Anderson Garcia Silva1, Arthur Vale2
1Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiania, Goias, Brazil.
Peerj
|July 15, 2024
Summary
Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) using high-load or low-load conditioning activity (CA) did not improve back squat performance compared to a usual warm-up. Neither warm-up strategy significantly enhanced total repetitions or volume load in trained men.
Area of Science:
- Exercise Physiology
- Sports Science
- Biomechanics
Background:
- Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) is a phenomenon where a brief bout of conditioning activity (CA) can enhance subsequent muscular performance.
- The effectiveness of different CA protocols, specifically high-load (HL) versus low-load (LL), as warm-up strategies for PAPE in resistance exercise remains debated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the effects of HL-CA and LL-CA as warm-up protocols on back squat performance in trained men.
- To compare the PAPE effects of HL-CA and LL-CA against a standard specific warm-up (CON) on multiple-set back squat performance until muscle failure.
Main Methods:
- Fourteen resistance-trained men participated in the study.
- Participants performed back squats after three warm-up conditions: high-load conditioning activity (HL-CA), low-load conditioning activity (LL-CA), or a control (CON) usual warm-up.
- Performance was assessed by total repetitions and total volume load (reps × load × sets) in the back squat exercise.
Main Results:
- No significant differences were observed in total repetitions (p = 0.17) or total volume load (p = 0.15) across the three warm-up conditions.
- A significantly higher volume load was achieved in the first set following HL-PAPE compared to the CON condition (p = 0.04).
Conclusions:
- Neither high-load nor low-load conditioning activity, when used as warm-up strategies, significantly potentiated subsequent multiple-set back squat performance until muscle failure compared to a usual warm-up.
- The findings suggest that specific CA protocols may not be superior to conventional warm-ups for enhancing overall back squat volume load in trained individuals.
Keywords:
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