Concurrent validation of the OMNI perceived exertion scale for resistance exercise

• Published in: Medicine and science in sports and exercise Vol. 35; no. 2; p. 333
• Main Authors: Robertson, Robert J, Goss, Fredric L, Rutkowski, Jason, Lenz, Brooke, Dixon, Curt, Timmer, Jeffrey, Frazee, Krisi, Dube, John, Andreacci, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2003
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Arm - physiology; Female; Humans; Lactic Acid - blood; Male; Perception; Physical Exertion; Physical Fitness; Sex Factors; Weight Lifting
• ISSN: 0195-9131; 1530-0315
• DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000048831.15016.2a

The criterion variables were total weight lifted (Wttot ) determined separately for women and men during BC and KE, and blood lactic acid concentration ([Hla]) determined for a combined female ( N = 10) and male ( N = 10) subset during BC. Subjects performed three separate sets of 4, 8, and 12 repetitions for BC and KE at 65% one-repetition maximum. Rating of perceived exertion for the active muscles (RPE-AM) was measured during the mid and final repetition and RPE for the overall body (RPE-O) during the final repetition. : For both female and male groups across the three sets: (a) RPE-AM ranged from 3.6 to 8.2 for BC and 5.1 to 9.6 for KE and (b) RPE-O ranged from 2.4 to 6.7 for BC and 4.2 to 7.6 for KE. Positive linear regressions ranged from r = 0.79 to 0.91 ( P < 0.01) between Wttot and RPE-AM (mid), RPE-AM (final), and RPE-O for both BC and KE in both sex groupings. A positive ( P < 0.01) linear regression was found between [Hla] and RPE-AM (final) (r = 0.87) during BC. RPE did not differ between women and men at any measurement point within each set for BC and KE. RPE-AM (final) was greater ( P < 0.01) than RPE-O in the three sets of BC and KE. Findings provided concurrent validation of the OMNI-RES to measure RPE for the active muscle and overall body in young recreationally trained female and male weight lifters performing upper- and lower-body resistance exercise.