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No evidence of a relationship was found between RIR accuracy and biological sex, years of RT experience, or relative bench press strength.

RIR accuracy can be considered independent of these demographic and experiential factors.

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No evidence of a relationship was found between RIR accuracy and biological sex, years of RT experience, or relative bench press strength.
Martin C. Refalo et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2023

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Based on study design from abstract.

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Accuracy of Intraset Repetitions-in-Reserve Predictions During the Bench Press Exercise in Resistance-Trained Male and Female Subjects

Martin C. Refalo et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2023

DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000004653

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