José Antonio Páez Maldonado

• Professor at University of Osuna

The aim of this study was to examine the acute metabolic response, neuromuscular activity, and mechanical performance of different set configurations in bench-press (BP). Twenty-two resistance-trained men performed three resistance exercise protocols consisting of 3 x 12 BP repetitions at 60 % 1RM, with 4 minutes of rest between sets, but with diff...

Cornejo-Daza, PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas, J, Páez-Maldonado, J, Rodiles-Guerrero, L, Sánchez-Moreno, M, Gómez-Guerrero, G, León-Prados, JA, and Pareja-Blanco, F. Acute responses to different lifting velocities during squat training with and without blood flow restriction. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-The aims of the research were to compare...

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the acute effects on mechanical, neuromuscular, metabolic, and muscle contractile responses to different set configurations in full-squat (SQ). Methods: Twenty-two men performed three SQ sessions that consisted of 3 sets of 12 repetitions with 60% 1RM with 4 minutes inter-set rests: a) traditional se...

Purpose : To compare the acute effects on mechanical, metabolic, neuromuscular, and muscle contractile responses to different velocity-loss (VL) thresholds (20% and 40%) under distinct blood-flow conditions (free [FF] vs restricted [BFR]) in full squat (SQ). Methods : Twenty strength-trained men performed 4 SQ protocols with 60% 1-repetition maximu...

Purpose: To investigate the effects of 3 training volumes in the bench-press exercise performed with interrepetition rest periods, matched for fatigue, on strength gains and neuromuscular adaptations. Methods: Forty-three resistance-trained men were randomized into 3 groups: low (LOW), moderate (MOD), and high (HIG) volume. The intensities increase...

Purpose: This study explored the effects of 4 bench-press (BP) training programs with different velocity-loss (VL) thresholds (0%, 15%, 25%, and 50%) on strength gains and neuromuscular adaptations. Methods: Forty-six resistance-trained men (22.8 [4.4] y) were randomly assigned into 4 groups that differed in the VL allowed within the set: 0% (VL0),...

(1) Background: The aim of this paper is to analyze the acute effects of different velocity loss (VL) thresholds during a full squat (SQ) with blood-flow restriction (BFR) on strength performance, neuromuscular activity, metabolic response, and muscle contractile properties. (2) Methods: Twenty strength-trained men performed four protocols that dif...

Cornejo-Daza, PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas, J, Páez-Maldonado, J, Rodiles-Guerrero, L, Boullosa, D, León-Prados, JA, Wernbom, M, and Pareja-Blanco, F. Acute responses to traditional and cluster-set squat training with and without blood flow restriction. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2024—To compare the acute responses to different set configuration...

Cornejo-Daza, PJ, Sánchez-Valdepeñas, J, Rodiles-Guerrero, L, Páez-Maldonado, JA, Ara, I, León-Prados, JA, Alegre, LM, Pareja-Blanco, F, and Alcazar, J. Vastus lateralis muscle size is differently associated with the different regions of the squat force-velocity and load-velocity relationships, rate of force development, and physical performance yo...

Regarding the effects of velocity loss (VL), it has been shown that moderate-high levels of fatigue (>25% VL) are less effective and efficient stimuli than moderate–low levels (<25% VL) to develop strength gains [1,2]. However, using VL as an independent variable raises the problem that resistance training (RT) programs differ in volume and level o...

Introduction: It has been shown that higher velocity loss (VL) thresholds (20- 40%) maximized muscle hypertrophy, while lower VL thresholds (<20%) produced higher strength gains using the same relative load (from 70 to 85 percentage of one- repetition maximum [%1RM]), in the full-squat (SQ) exercise [1]. Nevertheless, using VL as an independent var...

Thirty-six resistance-trained men were randomized in three RT interventions: low (LOW), moderate (MOD), and high (HIG) volume. The three groups trained twice a week (training sessions being 48-72 h apart) for 8 weeksthe SQ exercise, using relative intensities from 70% to 85% 1RM and only one set was conducted per session. The only difference betwee...

Cluster training is as an effective method to reduce the involuntary decrease in velocity and strength during the set (1). Cluster training is characterized by implementing short rest periods between repetitions within the same set (2). By contrast, this approach requires longer training sessions (3). Therefore, finding balance training protocols t...

The main goal of this research is to study the relationships between physical activity, mood states and self-rated health in the Spanish lockdown (March 2020–April 2020) due to the state of alarm caused by COVID-19. The participants were 328 people aged between 19 and 59 years (M = 37.06; SD = 10.82). Females comprised 63.70% of the participants, a...

The purpose of the current study is to analyze the relationships between physical fitness, selective attention, and academic performance in pre-teens. The sample here consists of 135 participants between the ages of 10 and 12 (M = 11.05; SD = 0.61), with 39.26% female (n = 53) and 60.74% male (n = 82) participants. Horizontal and vertical jump dist...