Abstract
The quantification of the load-power relationship is useful to track changes in performance after training and to identify the load to be used. It is recommend that to improve power, athletes should use the load that maximizes power output However, recent researches demonstrated that for some specifc exercises, peak power presented only few variations through a wide range of load, meaning that whatever the load used the athlete produces near maximal power output [1, 3]. According to these results, the load used to maximize power may have less importance than previously claimed. However, performing a squat at 20% of the 1RM or at 80%, despite producing the same power output, results in a very different neuromuscular activity and according to the training specificity theory, working with 20% or 80% should not result in identical training objectives as well as neuromuscular adaptations.
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