@Article{Loturco2023,
journal="Biology of Sport",
issn="0860-021X",
volume="40",
number="2",
year="2023",
title="The load-velocity relationship in the jump squat exercise",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to test the load-velocity relationship in the jump squat (JS) exercise using three different velocity parameters (mean velocity [MV], mean propulsive velocity [MPV], and peak velocity [PV]). Twenty-six male rugby union players (24.3 ± 3.9 years; 1.81 ± 0.09 m; 101.3 ± 15.4 kg) performed a progressive loading test in the JS with loads corresponding to 20, 40, 60, and 80% of the half-squat 1RM (equivalent to 24, 46, 70, and 94% of the estimated JS-1RM). MV, MPV, and PV were continuously recorded during all attempts using a linear velocity transducer. Linear regression models were used to determine the relationships between JS loads and MV, MPV, and PV. Bar-velocity outputs demonstrated high levels of consistency and reliability (coefficient of variation ≤ 5% and intraclass correlation coefficient ≥ 0.90). The predictive power of MV, MPV, and PV were ≥ 91%, for all tested variables (P < 0.0001). The equations and bar-velocity values provided in this study can be used by coaches to precisely determine and prescribe JS training loads, from verylight to heavy loading conditions (i.e., ~20–100% JS 1RM).",
author="Loturco, Irineu
and McGuigan, Michael
and Pereira, Lucas A.
and Pareja-Blanco, Fernando",
pages="611--614",
doi="10.5114/biolsport.2023.118019",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2023.118019"
}