The Claim
Velocity-based resistance training using a 10% velocity loss threshold reduces total training volume by approximately half compared to a 20% velocity loss threshold in trained female athletes, while producing similar improvements in strength and sprint performance.
What the research says
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Trained female athletes who stop sets when their lifting speed drops by 10% complete about half the total work compared to those who stop at 20% speed loss, but gain the same amount of strength and sprint speed.
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Velocity-based resistance training using a 10% velocity loss threshold reduces total training volume by approximately half compared to a 20% threshold in trained female athletes, while maintaining similar improvements in strength and sprint performance, suggesting potential for time-efficient training.
When athletes stop lifting just as their speed starts to drop, they keep moving fast during every rep. This keeps their fastest muscle fibers firing hard and often, which trains their nerves to activate muscles more quickly and powerfully. Even though they do fewer reps, their muscles still get strong and their sprints get faster because the quality of each movement trains the nervous system more than the total number of reps.
What the research says
1 studyFemale athletes who stopped their squats when they slowed down by 10% did about half the reps as those who stopped at 20%, but both groups got just as strong and fast. This means you can train less and still see the same benefits.
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