This aims of this study were (I) to determine the velocity variable and regression model which
best fit the load-velocity relationship during the free-weight prone bench pull exercise, (II) to
compare the reliability of the velocity attained at each percentage of the one-repetition maximum
(1RM) between different velocity variables and regression models, and (III) to compare
the within- and between-subject variability of the velocity attained at each %1RM. Eighteen
men (14 rowers and four weightlifters) performed an incremental test during the free-weight
prone bench pull exercise in two different sessions. General and individual load-velocity relationships
were modelled through three velocity variables (mean velocity [MV], mean propulsive
velocity [MPV] and peak velocity [PV]) and two regression models (linear and second-order
polynomial)
