Affective responses to resistance exercise: Toward a consensus on the timing of assessments

Tailoring exercise prescriptions aimed at improving affective responses to resistance may promote pleasurable experiences and thus adherence. The purpose of this study was evaluate different timing protocols for administering rating scales the assessment valence (Feeling Scale, FS) perceived activation (Felt Arousal FAS) during exercise. Thirty-three experienced male exercisers (M = 36.42 ± 7.72 years) completed FS FAS times three percentages one-repetition maximum (%1RM) two exercises (bench press, squat). No differences emerged among time points %1RM. These findings suggest that post-exercise “affective rebound” phenomenon found in aerobic not be as pronounced Therefore, results support use exercise, administered immediately after a set, over wide range %1RM exercises. Mounting evidence suggests these could allow researchers practitioners important