The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience

Gustavo Pedrosa; Bruno Corrêa da Silva; Gisele Freire da Silva; Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos; Marina Simôes; Guilherme Alves Ferreira; Ricardo Pedrosa; Ronaldo Dias da Silva; Rodrigo Ribeiro Diniz

doi:10.5114/hm.2020.88150

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The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience

Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa

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Bruno Victor Corrêa da Silva

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Gisele Freire da Silva

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Marcos Henrique Rodrigues dos Santos

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Marina Gurgel Simôes

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Guilherme Silva Alves Ferreira

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Ricardo Ferreira Pedrosa

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Ronaldo Ângelo Dias da Silva

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Rodrigo César Ribeiro Diniz

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Brazilian Air Force, Aeronautical Instruction and Adaptation Centre, Lagoa Santa, Brazil

Sports Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Physical Education Department, University Center of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Physical Education Department, University Center Estácio of Belo Horizonte, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Hum Mov. 2020;21(1):22–31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2020.88150

Online publish date: 2019/11/12

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Pedrosa GF, Corrêa da Silva BV, Freire da Silva G, et al. The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience. Human Movement. 2020;21(1):22-31. doi:10.5114/hm.2020.88150.

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Pedrosa, G. F., Corrêa da Silva, B. V., Freire da Silva, G., Rodrigues dos Santos, M. H., Simôes, M. G.,  & Alves Ferreira, G. S. et al. (2020). The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience. Human Movement, 21(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2020.88150

Chicago

Pedrosa, Gustavo F, Bruno V Corrêa da Silva, Gisele Freire da Silva, Marcos H Rodrigues dos Santos, Marina G Simôes, Guilherme S Alves Ferreira,  and Ricardo F Pedrosa et al. 2020. "The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience". Human Movement 21 (1): 22-31. doi:10.5114/hm.2020.88150.

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Pedrosa, G., Corrêa da Silva, B., Freire da Silva, G., Rodrigues dos Santos, M., Simôes, M., Alves Ferreira, G., Pedrosa, R., Dias da Silva, R.,  and Ribeiro Diniz, R. (2020). The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience. Human Movement, 21(1), pp.22-31. https://doi.org/10.5114/hm.2020.88150

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Pedrosa, Gustavo et al. "The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience." Human Movement, vol. 21, no. 1, 2020, pp. 22-31. doi:10.5114/hm.2020.88150.

Vancouver

Pedrosa G, Corrêa da Silva B, Freire da Silva G, Rodrigues dos Santos M, Simôes M, Alves Ferreira G et al. The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience. Human Movement. 2020;21(1):22-31. doi:10.5114/hm.2020.88150.

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Purpose
The study examined if the elastic device named Sling Shot could increase the maximum number of repetitions (MNR) and diminish the mean repetition duration in men with different resistance training experience while performing the bench press exercise in multiple sets.

Methods
Overall, 22 men were grouped depending on their resistance training experience. The most experienced group (MEG; 11 men, 65.45 ± 26.27 months of training experience) and the less experienced group (LEG; 11 men, 3.09 ± 2.07 months of training experience) performed 3 sets at 80% of the 1-repetition maximum test as fast as possible, with 2-min rest, of the barbell bench press exercise with and without the Sling Shot. Two 3-way ANOVA tests, with α = 0.05, were used to compare the MNR and mean repetition duration in inter- and intra-group comparisons across the sets.

Results
The Sling Shot increased the MNR in the 2 groups throughout the 3 sets. The increase was 50.5%, 65.4%, and 43.8% in the MEG group and 120%, 68.4%, and 43.3% in the LEG group for the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd sets, respectively. However, there was no difference in the MNR between groups when the Sling Shot was used. Additionally, both groups performed the repetitions with a shorter mean duration with the Sling Shot than without it. No difference was observed between the groups.

Conclusions
Regardless of training experience, the Sling Shot constitutes an alternative for increasing the MNR and decreasing the mean repetition duration in multiple sets.

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The ‘Sling Shot’ increased the maximum number of repetitions in the barbell bench press in men with different resistance training experience

Gustavo Ferreira Pedrosa 1, 2 , Bruno Victor Corrêa da Silva 2, 3 , Gisele Freire da Silva 2, 3 , Marcos Henrique Rodrigues dos Santos 3 , Marina Gurgel Simôes 2 , Guilherme Silva Alves Ferreira 4 , Ricardo Ferreira Pedrosa 3 , Ronaldo Ângelo Dias da Silva 2 , Rodrigo César Ribeiro Diniz 2

training volume, repetition duration, facilitation strategy, performance