The Effects of Body Mass on Optimal Load for Power During Resistance Training/Authors' Reply to Li: The Effects of Body Mass on Optimal Load for Power During Resistance Training

In jump squats, optimal load for power is influenced by both BM and 1RM since the exercise is to lift both the bar and the body for each repetition, whereas in squats, the majority of power output goes to propel the barbell upwards. [...]the optimal power is highly correlated with the 1RM. Davies CT, Young K. Effects of external loading on short term power output in children and young male adults. Marco Antonio Soriano-Rodríguez1 · Pedro Jiménez-Reyes2 · Matthew R. Rhea3 · Pedro J. Marín1 * Pedro J. Marín pjmarin@cymori.com 1 CyMO Research Institute, Valladolid, Spain 2 Department of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Kinesiology and Biomechanics Laboratory, San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain 3 Human Movement Program, A. T. Still University, Mesa, AZ, USA