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Comparison of 3 Different Rest times in Resistance Training Plan of Footballers Maximum Power in Leg Squat and Bench Press
Abuzar Mohamadimofrad1, Dr. Masoud Nikbakht2, Dr. Abdolhamid Habibi2, Dr. Saeed Shakerian3
1. MSc of physical education and sport sciences, Shaid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
2. Associate professor of physical education and sport sciences, faculty member of Shaid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
3. Assistant professor of physical education and sport sciences, faculty member of Shaid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract: The aim of this study is to compare different rest times in squat and bench press performance and to calculate footballers’ maximum power. 40 male footballer volunteers with BMI=22.79 were invited to the study. The athletes put in groups C 1; n = 10, C 2; n = 10, C 3; n = 10 and C 4; n = 10. 8 weeks training with an intensity of 70% 1RM was started; each session included warm-up and 4 sets of squat and 4 sets of bench press. Rest time between sets for the four groups: C1, S=45; C2, S=90; C3, S=180; and C4 a combination of the three. The result with respect to P<0.05 showed that strength program with different relaxation times increases 1RM, but there was no significant difference between the groups.
[Abuzar Mohamadimofrad, Masoud Nikbakht, Abdolhamid Habibi, Saeed Shakerian. Comparison of 3 Different Rest times in Resistance Training Plan of Footballers Maximum Power in Leg Squat and Bench Press. Life Sci J 2013;10(7s):528-533] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 82
Keywords: rest times, maximum power, squat, bench press.