Comparison of 3 Di
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.
