Men's and women's perceptions of effort during progressive-resistance strength training.
Previously sedentary adult men (M age=34.3 yr.) and women (M age =41.8 yr.) participated in a 25-wk., 7-station circuit-training program designed to evaluate the effects of a low-volume (1 set) and a high-volume (3 set) exercise regimen on the development of muscular strength. Participants completed the Borg scale of perceived exertion immediately following a chest-press exercise and a leg-extention exercise. Neither exercise volume nor sex classification was related to participants' ratings of exertion; however, exertion ratings for both exercises increased over the course of training.
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Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors; D013663:Teaching