Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research Publish Ahead of Print DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001991
Monitoring Resistance Exercise Intensity via Rating of Perceived Exertion in Previously
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Untrained Prostate Cancer Patients undergoing Androgen Deprivation Therapy.
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C.M. Fairman 1, R.L. LaFountain 1, A.R. Lucas 2, B.C. Focht 1.
Department of Human Science, Exercise and Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, The Ohio State
University, Columbus OH, 43201 2
Salem, NC, 27157
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Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston
Corresponding Author: Ciaran Fairman Email:
[email protected]
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Tel: (614) 292-0458
The Ohio State University,
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Department of Human Science, 305 W. Anne and John Glenn Ave, Columbus OH, 43201
Copyright ª 2017 National Strength and Conditioning Association
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Abstract
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Exercise has been shown to be safe and effective for prostate cancer (PrCa) patients. The monitoring of resistance exercise (RE) intensity is an emerging area of
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interest in RE prescription. Rating of perceived exertion (RPE) is one of the most
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commonly used methods, but has not yet been validated in this population. Thus, the
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purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between RPE and RE intensity in
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PrCa. Data for this study were abstracted from baseline upper and lower body strength
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assessments from two previous trials (IDEA-P; Livestrong) in our laboratory
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investigating functional outcomes in PrCa patients undergoing androgen deprivation
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therapy (ADT). A total of 75 participants from both trials were included in this study.
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RPE’s corresponding to 50%, 70% and 90% 1RM were extracted from the results of
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participants’ upper and lower body 1RM strength tests. The changes in RPE across
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increasing intensities were assessed using separate univariate analysis of variance
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(ANOVA). For each ANOVA, RPE was used as the dependent variable and intensity
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(50%, 70%, 90%) used as the fixed factor. A univariate ANOVA revealed a significant
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difference (p
