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Article

The Effects of Vision-Deprived Progressive Resistance Training on One-Repetition Maximum Bench Press Performance: An Exploratory Study

by
Ali Boolani
1,2,3,*,
Masoud Moghaddam
4,
Daniel Fuller
5,
Sumona Mondal
5,
Shantanu Sur
2,
Rebecca Martin
6,
Ahmed Kadry
1,7,
Ahmed Ali Torad
1,7,
Mostafa Ali Elwan
1,8 and
Rumit Singh Kakar
9
1
Department of Physical Therapy, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
2
Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
3
Honors Program, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
4
Health and Human Performance, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD 21801, USA
5
Department of Mathematics, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699, USA
6
Department of Physical Therapy, Hanover College, Hanover, IN 47243, USA
7
Department of Physical Therapy, Kafrelsheik University, Kafr El Sheik 6860404, Egypt
8
Department of Physical Therapy, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 2722165, Egypt
9
Human Movement Science Department, School of Health Science, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Vision 2022, 6(3), 47; https://doi.org/10.3390/vision6030047
Submission received: 13 February 2022 / Revised: 4 July 2022 / Accepted: 20 July 2022 / Published: 2 August 2022
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine whether vision-occluded progressive resistance training would increase upper-extremity movement performance using the one-repetition maximum (1-RM) bench press. Participants (n = 57) were recruited from a historically black college and university (HBCU), cross-matched by sex, age (±1 year), 1-RM (±2.27 kg), 1-RM/weight (±0.1), and 1-RM/lean mass ratio (±0.1), and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (vision occluded) or the control group. Participants performed resistance training for 6 weeks prior to beginning the study, and 1-RM was assessed the week prior to the beginning of the study. Weight and body composition were measured using a BOD POD. Of the 57 participants who started the study, 34 completed the study (Experimental = 16, Control = 18) and were reassessed the week after completing the 6-week-long training protocol. Using a combination of Mann–Whitney U and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, we found that when accounting for changes in lean muscle mass, individuals who trained with their vision occluded reported significantly greater improvements in 1-RM strength compared to those who did not (p < 0.05). The findings from our study suggest that vision-occluded progressive resistance training increases upper-extremity performance when assessed using the bench press. These findings may have significant practical implications in both sports and rehabilitation, as these techniques may be used to enhance performance in athletes and/or improve rehabilitation effectiveness.
Keywords: vision occlusion; bench press; upper extremity; resistance training vision occlusion; bench press; upper extremity; resistance training

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Boolani, A.; Moghaddam, M.; Fuller, D.; Mondal, S.; Sur, S.; Martin, R.; Kadry, A.; Torad, A.A.; Elwan, M.A.; Kakar, R.S. The Effects of Vision-Deprived Progressive Resistance Training on One-Repetition Maximum Bench Press Performance: An Exploratory Study. Vision 2022, 6, 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision6030047

AMA Style

Boolani A, Moghaddam M, Fuller D, Mondal S, Sur S, Martin R, Kadry A, Torad AA, Elwan MA, Kakar RS. The Effects of Vision-Deprived Progressive Resistance Training on One-Repetition Maximum Bench Press Performance: An Exploratory Study. Vision. 2022; 6(3):47. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision6030047

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Boolani, Ali, Masoud Moghaddam, Daniel Fuller, Sumona Mondal, Shantanu Sur, Rebecca Martin, Ahmed Kadry, Ahmed Ali Torad, Mostafa Ali Elwan, and Rumit Singh Kakar. 2022. "The Effects of Vision-Deprived Progressive Resistance Training on One-Repetition Maximum Bench Press Performance: An Exploratory Study" Vision 6, no. 3: 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision6030047

APA Style

Boolani, A., Moghaddam, M., Fuller, D., Mondal, S., Sur, S., Martin, R., Kadry, A., Torad, A. A., Elwan, M. A., & Kakar, R. S. (2022). The Effects of Vision-Deprived Progressive Resistance Training on One-Repetition Maximum Bench Press Performance: An Exploratory Study. Vision, 6(3), 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision6030047

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