Table 2 Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) comparing MSV, MV_fastest, and MV_last of four sets of the bench press and bench pull exercises that only differed in the exercise protocol performed during the inter-set periods

Paired

exercise

Variable

Protocol

Set number

ANOVA

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

Set 4

Bench press

MSV

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.42 ± 0.08

0.41 ± 0.08

0.40 ± 0.07

0.39 ± 0.08

Protocol: F = 0.5, p = 0.619

Set: F = 4.5, p = 0.022

Protocol × Set: F = 0.7, p = 0.600

RR

0.42 ± 0.08

0.41 ± 0.07

0.41 ± 0.07

0.41 ± 0.08

Passive

0.43 ± 0.08

0.42 ± 0.09

0.40 ± 0.09

0.41 ± 0.10

MV_fastest

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.49 ± 0.08

0.50 ± 0.08

0.49 ± 0.08

0.48 ± 0.08

Protocol: F = 0.1, p = 0.875

Set: F = 0.4, p = 0.741

Protocol × Set: F = 0.7, p = 0.613

RR

0.50 ± 0.09

0.49 ± 0.07

0.50 ± 0.07

0.50 ± 0.08

Passive

0.50 ± 0.08

0.50 ± 0.09

0.49 ± 0.09

0.49 ± 0.10

MV_last

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.33 ± 0.09

0.32 ± 0.09

0.31 ± 0.07

0.30 ± 0.08

Protocol: F = 1.0, p = 0.361

Set: F = 5.1, p = 0.010

Protocol × Set: F = 1.4, p = 0.222

RR

0.34 ± 0.10

0.32 ± 0.08

0.32 ± 0.06

0.31 ± 0.09

Passive

0.36 ± 0.09

0.33 ± 0.10*

0.31 ± 0.08*

0.33 ± 0.10*

MVD

(%)

Traditional

33.8 ± 11.0

36.7 ± 13.2

36.0 ± 9.1

38.9 ± 13.3

Protocol: F = 1.3, p = 0.279

Set: F = 5.5, p = 0.007

Protocol × Set: F = 1.3, p = 0.264

RR

33.4 ± 12.7

35.8 ± 11.0

35.6 ± 8.4

38.3 ± 12.3

Passive

28.2 ± 9.6

34.3 ± 12.0*

37.8 ± 7.9*

34.7 ± 11.0*

Bench pull

MSV

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.71 ± 0.06

0.72 ± 0.06

0.71 ± 0.06

0.71 ± 0.06

Protocol: F = 1.4, p = 0.267

Set: F = 1.3, p = 0.274

Protocol × Set: F = 0.4, p = 0.848

RR

0.71 ± 0.07

0.71 ± 0.07

0.71 ± 0.06

0.71 ± 0.08

Passive

0.70 ± 0.08

0.70 ± 0.08

0.70 ± 0.07

0.69 ± 0.08

MV_fastest

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.76 ± 0.05

0.78 ± 0.05

0.77 ± 0.04

0.77 ± 0.07

Protocol: F = 0.8, p = 0.478

Set: F = 1.2, p = 0.327

Protocol × Set: F = 1.3, p = 0.247

RR

0.76 ± 0.06

0.77 ± 0.07

0.77 ± 0.06

0.76 ± 0.07

Passive

0.76 ± 0.07

0.75 ± 0.07

0.76 ± 0.07

0.76 ± 0.07

MV_last

(m⋅s^− 1)

Traditional

0.67 ± 0.07

0.66 ± 0.06

0.66 ± 0.08

0.66 ± 0.07

Protocol: F = 1.9, p = 0.166

Set: F = 1.4, p = 0.250

Protocol × Set: F = 0.2, p = 0.977

RR

0.67 ± 0.07

0.66 ± 0.08

0.65 ± 0.07

0.65 ± 0.09

Passive

0.65 ± 0.09

0.65 ± 0.08

0.64 ± 0.08

0.64 ± 0.07

MVD

(%)

Traditional

12.9 ± 5.9

15.4 ± 4.9

14.4 ± 7.1

13.5 ± 6.0

Protocol: F = 0.8, p = 0.475

Set: F = 2.4, p = 0.075

Protocol × Set: F = 1.2, p = 0.331

RR

12.6 ± 4.8

15.2 ± 5.7*

15.2 ± 4.9

14.5 ± 6.2

Passive

14.4 ± 6.4

14.0 ± 5.6

15.9 ± 6.2

15.7 ± 5.2