Relationship between perceived exertion and repetitions performed to exhaustion at selected percentages of one-repetition maximum in apparently healthy adults
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the average
number of repetitions that could be performed at 40, 50, 60,
and 70% of 1-repetition maximum (1 RM), and to assess rating
of perceived exertion (RPE) values associated with each
percentage. Ten men (X age = 48) and 10 women (X age = 49)
volunteered for the study. Absolute strength was assessed
for each exercise via 1 RM testing, while relative muscular
endurance testing consisted of performing maximum
repetitions at each percentage of 1 RM. In addition, RPE
values were assessed after the 10th repetition on each
exercise, at each percentage.
Subject
Weight training - Physiological aspects