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Bench Press During Squat Conditioning and PAPE

NCT07765732 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2026-08-14

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding a moderate-load bench press exercise during the recovery periods between sets of back squats affects subsequent jumping performance in competitive male basketball players. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does adding bench press exercise during recovery periods affect countermovement jump height following the squat conditioning activity? Does adding bench press exercise affect the timing and magnitude of the post-activation performance enhancement response? Researchers will compare a squat-only group with a squat plus bench press group to see if performing bench press exercise during the recovery periods affects subsequent jumping performance.

Participants will:

Perform three sets of three back squat repetitions at 85% of their one-repetition maximum, with 3-minute recovery periods between sets.

Participants in the squat plus bench press group will additionally perform three bench press repetitions at 75% of their one-repetition maximum during the recovery periods.

Perform countermovement jumps before the conditioning activity and 3, 6, 9, and 12 minutes after the final squat set.

Conditions

  • Athletic Performance
  • Athletic Performance Enhancement

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Back Squat Conditioning Activity

Participants performed three sets of three back squat repetitions at 85% of one-repetition maximum, with 3-minute recovery intervals between sets.

BEHAVIORAL

Bench Press During Inter-Set Recovery

Participants performed three bench press repetitions at 75% of one-repetition maximum, initiated 90 seconds after each squat set during the inter-set recovery periods. This intervention was administered only to participants in the squat plus bench press group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michał Spieszny · University of Physical Culture in Krakow

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-12
Primary Completion
2026-05-09
Completion
2026-05-09

Countries

  • Poland

Study Locations

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