According to the text, on average, the antioxidant group increased
their leg press 1RM by 18.7 %, the placebo group by 15.8 %.
If the cross-sectional area of a muscle is proportional to the square of muscle thickness, then we can get a measure of strength per unit cross-section by taking the ratio of
leg press 1RM to the square of rectus femoris thickness.
There was a trend towards a group by time interaction (p = 0.07) which favored an increase in
the leg press 1RM in the KD group.
Not exact matches
Try doing a few explosive sets on the big movements such as bench
press,
leg press, dumbbell rows, but use relatively light wight — about 40 % of your
1RM.
One repetition maximum (
1RM) strength was assessed on deadlift, bench
press, and
leg press at baseline with a repeat assessment performed Week 8.
I don't care how many squats you are doing at 90 - 95 %
1RM, when I'm doing 160 - 180reps at 250 lbs on the inclined
leg press per workout, 3 - 4x per week, it is very difficult to match that training volume.
The researchers tested
1RM strength on the
leg press and bench
press, serum testosterone levels, and urinary free cortisol levels every 4 weeks for 16 weeks.
For the
leg press at least, the findings were a good demonstration of the principle, with heavy and light load training producing 62.4 % and 23.8 % gains in
1RM, but 13.8 % and 54.0 % gains in repetitions with 60 % of
1RM.
For example, Rana et al. (2008) tested
leg press, squat and knee extension
1RMs and repetitions with 60 % of
1RM.