Minimum velocity threshold in response to the free-weight back squat: reliability and validity of different submaximal loading schemes.

Goncalo Vilhena MendoncaDiogo L AlvesAfonso FitasPedro Pezarat-Correia

Published in: European journal of applied physiology (2024)

This study indicates that MCV obtained at set failure is dependent on the specificity of the physiological demands of exercise. Thus, MCVs obtained at failure with submaximal loads should not be used to estimate 1RM MCV.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
high intensity
weight loss
weight gain