摘要：This study investigated the effects of two sequence patterns in resistance training. A sequence push with pull exercise (SPS /PL) and an alternative push with pull exercise (APS/PL) were employed to study their effects on strength in large and small muscle group. For this purpose, 24 healthy male athletes were recruited to participate in this study. Subjects (age 20.45 ± 1.99 years; height 173 ± 3.87 cm; Body fat 14.54 ± 2.52%) had a history of at least 3 to 6 months resistance training. The subjects were randomly divided into 3 groups; a control group (n=8), and two resistance training groups: a group using the sequence push with pull exercise pattern (n=8); and a group using the alternative push with pull exercises pattern (n=8). The subjects trained for 10 weeks with similar volume as the first two weeks with 60% 1RM (12 repetitions) that were terminated by the fifth two weeks with 80% 1RM (8 repetitions). 3 sessions per week consisted of 6 exercises leg extension, leg curl, rowing, bench press, biceps curl, and triceps extension. Before and after 10 weeks muscular endurance and strength were measured. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). When appropriate, Scheffe post hoc test comparisons were used to determine pair wise differences. Significance in this study was set at (P 0.05). The results did not indicate any significant differences between the two training groups in strength and endurance on upper and lower body muscles. Also, there were no significant differences in weight, arm and thigh circumference (p 0.05). Only differences were significant for biceps endurance and triceps endurance (P patterns cause to increase strength in sequence push with pull exercise and alternative push with pull exercises. However, probably alternative push with pull exercise is more appropriate than sequence push with pull exercises for increasing muscular endurance in biceps and triceps.
关键词：resistance training; alternative push with pull exercises; sequence push with pull exercise
