Influence of agonist-antagonist method on lower body strength training performance
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the capacity of maximum repetitions in leg extension using super-set system in trained man. Eight trained man with a minimum one year of experience in strengthtraining were volunteered for this study (24± 9 years, 174.5±14 cm, 71.1± 21.9 kg). The data were collected in two non-consecutive days. On thefirst day anthropometric measures and a 10 RM test to leg extension and to leg curl were performed. On the second day a super-set was done in leg extension with 10 RM loads to failure preceded of one set of 10 RM in leg curl. A student t-test for dependent samples was applied to meet the goals. In all cases it was adopted level of statistical significance p< 0.05. Significant differences were found when compared knee extension performance in the super-set with traditional training system. The results suggest that super-set can be an effective method of strenght training and can be utilized to maximize work in less time.
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