Rating of perceived effort: methodological concerns and future directions

I Halperin, A Emanuel - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Rating of perceived effort (RPE) scales are the most frequently used single-item scales in
exercise science. They offer an easy and useful way to monitor and prescribe exercise …

Clarity in reporting terminology and definitions of set endpoints in resistance training

J Steele, J Fisher, J Giessing, P Gentil - Muscle & nerve, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Previous resistance training (RT) recommendations and position stands have addressed
variables that can be manipulated when producing RT interventions. However, 1 variable …

The effects of 6 months of progressive high effort resistance training methods upon strength, body composition, function, and wellbeing of elderly adults

J Steele, K Raubold, W Kemmler… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. The present study examined the progressive implementation of a high effort
resistance training (RT) approach in older adults over 6 months and through a 6‐month …

Blood flow restricted exercise and discomfort: a review

RW Spitz, V Wong, ZW Bell, RB Viana… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Spitz, RW, Wong, V, Bell, ZW, Viana, RB, Chatakondi, RN, Abe, T, and Loenneke,
JP. Blood flow restricted exercise and discomfort: A review. J Strength Cond Res 36 (3): 871 …

Heavier and lighter load resistance training to momentary failure produce similar increases in strength with differing degrees of discomfort

JP Fisher, J Steele - Muscle & nerve, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction It has been suggested that disparities in effort and discomfort between high‐and
low‐load resistance training might exist, which in turn have produced unequivocal …

The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) related public-health measures on training behaviours of individuals previously participating in resistance training: a cross …

J Steele, P Androulakis-Korakakis, L Carlson… - Sports medicine, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Understanding the impact of lockdown upon resistance training (RT), and how
people adapted their RT behaviours, has implications for strategies to maintain engagement …

Ability to predict repetitions to momentary failure is not perfectly accurate, though improves with resistance training experience

J Steele, A Endres, J Fisher, P Gentil, J Giessing - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
'Repetitions in Reserve'(RIR) scales in resistance training (RT) are used to control effort but
assume people accurately predict performance a priori (ie the number of possible repetitions …

Pharmacological blockade of muscle afferents and perception of effort: a systematic review with meta-analysis

M Bergevin, J Steele, M Payen de la Garanderie… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The perception of effort provides information on task difficulty and influences
physical exercise regulation and human behavior. This perception differs from other …

The hypoalgesic effect of low-load exercise to failure is not augmented by blood flow restriction

JS Song, R Kataoka, Y Yamada, V Wong… - … Quarterly for Exercise …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To 1) examine whether blood flow restriction would provide an additional exercise-
induced hypoalgesic response at an upper and lower limb when it is incorporated with low …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of traditional vs. lighter load strength training on fat-free mass, strength, power and affective responses in middle and older-aged adults: A pilot …

AT Balachandran, Y Wang, F Szabo… - Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Strength training is widely recommended to improve strength, muscle mass and
power. However, the feasibility and potential efficacy of strength training using lighter loads …