Auto-regulation better than linear progression!

[abanger]

Study: Auto control allows dramatic strength increases in just 6 weeks!

J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]

The Effect of Autoregulatory Progressive Resistance Exercise vs. Linear Periodization on Strength Improvement in College Athletes.


Mann JB, Thyfault JP, Ivey PA, Sayers SP.


1Department of Athletic Performance, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; 2Research Service, Harry S. Truman VA Hospital, Departments of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology and Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri; and 3Neuromuscular Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.
Abstract


Autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise (APRE) is a method by which athletes increase strength by progressing at their own pace based on daily and weekly variations in performance, unlike traditional linear periodization (LP), where there is a set increase in intensity from week to week. This study examined whether 6 weeks of APRE was more effective at improving strength compared with traditional LP in division I College football players. We compared 23 division 1 collegiate football players (2.65 +/- 0.8 training years) who were trained using either APRE (n = 12) or LP (n = 11) during 6 weeks of preseason training in 2 separate years. After 6 weeks of training, improvements in total bench press 1 repetition maximum (1RM), squat 1RM, and repeated 225-lb bench press repetitions were compared between the APRE and LP protocol groups. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to determine differences between groups. Statistical significance was accepted at p </= 0.05. Autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise demonstrated greater improvement in 1RM bench press strength (APRE: 93.4 +/- 103 N vs. LP: -0.40 +/- 49.6 N; ANCOVA: F = 7.1, p = 0.02), estimated 1RM squat strength (APRE: 192.7 +/- 199 N vs. LP: 37.2 +/- 155 N; ANOVA: F = 4.1, p = 0.05) and the number of repetitions performed at a weight of 225 lb (APRE: 3.17 +/- 2.86 vs. LP: -0.09 +/- 2.40 repetitions; ANCOVA: F = 6.8, p = 0.02) compared with the LP group over the 6-week training period. Our findings indicate that the APRE was more effective than the LP means of programming in increasing the bench press and squat over a period of 6 weeks.

[Research Review] Autoregulatory Training vs. Linear Periodization

 

[thegentleman1981]

I know this is old-but i found the post through a google search and thought to reply to it. Perhaps it would be read one time again:

As always we need the whole study (P is nice but where are the effect sizes?) not only the abstract.
We know nth about frequency of training here-also the original APRE doesn´t take volume in account-just the weight for the current session. No volume regualtion in this sense.

Thats a bit too less to be enthusiastic.

TG