Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2007
Abstract
We evaluated the muscular strength, endurance, and power responses of 12 college students, ranging in age from 19-40 years, who participated in a 6-wk high-intensity training program commonly used to improve muscular endurance. Muscular strength was measured by a one repetition maximum (1RM) bench press test and a 1RM Hammer bench press test; muscular endurance was measured by administering a 70-percent 1RM test to failure on the Hammer bench press; and upper body power was measured by adminstering a medicine ball throw test. We observed a 4.8-percent improvement of 2.7 kg on the bench press, a 14.6-percent improvement of 10.5 kg on the Hammer bench press, a 45.5-percent improvement with an average increase of five repetitions on the submaximal test to failure and an average improvement of ~ 20 percent, 60 cm, for the medicine ball throw. Foe our subjects, a commonly used high-intensity training muscular endurance program resulted in improved performance on tests measuring muscular strength, endurance, and power, and resulted in zero reported injuries during training or assessment procedures.
Recommended Citation
Amtmann, J., Amtmann, K., Kukay, J., & Spath, W. (2007) A Case study of muscular strength, endurance, and power responses to a 6-week high intensity training program. Intermountain Journal of Sciences, 13(1), 44-48.
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Originally published in the Intermountain Journal of Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2007, pp. 44-48.