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.