Table 1. Total number of repetitions in each set and the total number of repetitions in each exercise for lower body with the rest intervals of two and five minutes..
| |
1st set |
2nd set |
3rd set |
Repetitions |
| Leg press |
| 2 min |
9.7 (.5) |
7.7 (.7) * |
6.7 (2.1) *† |
24.1 (2.5) |
| 5 min |
10.0 (.0) |
9.6 (.8) ‡ |
8.0 (1.9) * |
27.6 (2.0) ‡ |
| Leg extension |
| 2 min |
8.3 (1.5) |
7.3 (1.6) * |
6.6 (.5) * |
22.1 (3.3) |
| 5 min |
9.0 (1.4) |
8.7 (1.6) |
8.3 (1.7) |
26.0 (4.2) ‡ |
| Leg curl |
| 2 min |
8.0 (1.3) |
7.0 (1.7) * |
5.4 (1.0) *† |
20.4 (3.5) |
| 5 min |
9.7 (.5) |
9.1 (.7) ‡ |
8.4 (1.1) *† ‡ |
27.3 (2.0) ‡ |
Values are expressed in repetitions maximum (RM); * p < 0.05 compared with the 1st set; † p < 0.05 compared with the 2nd set; ‡ compared with 2 min.
