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This study compared the effects of training programs based on the repetition of specific throws and non-specific throws with different loads to determine their relationship to throwing velocity in handball players. Twenty-four handball players (age: 21.3 ± 3.5 years; body mass: 83.7 ± 13.5 kg; height: 182 ± 8.4 cm) with experience in this sport (years of experience: 11.5 ± 4.2 years) were divided into 3 groups, each group undertaking a training program with different loads (medicine ball, specific handball ball or tennis ball). Throw velocity was assessed in standing throws from 7 m and 3-step jump throws from 9 m. The results show no significant differences in throw velocity from pretest to posttest between the different experimental groups after participating in the training programs for 4 weeks, indicating that this training period may be too short to induce significant change.

Comparative analysis of two strength training protocols on throwing speed in women's handball

“…In the study by Raeder et al (2015), conducted on competitive-level handball players, six weeks of training involving medicine ball throws (using 1 and 2 kg balls) resulted in significant improvements in shooting speed compared to the control group. In another study involving male handball players, but of shorter duration (four weeks), no improvements in shooting speed from 7m and 9m with jump were observed following training programs that included throwing medicine balls (1 kg), the official handball ball, or tennis balls (Ortega-Becerra, et al, 2019). However, in a study with an experimental intervention of similar duration to that of the present work (eight weeks vs. nine weeks, respectively) and with a sample of male players of the same sport, a beneficial effect on throwing speed was observed with training programs involving the throwing of medicine balls (3 kg), compared to similar programs that involved the throwing of regular handball balls.…”

“…This would consequently be associated with a lower potential for improvement. In this regard, it has been recommended that these types of studies be conducted in periods distant from competitions, particularly in experienced athletes (da Costa Alecrim, et al, 2020;Ortega-Becerra, et al, 2019;Raeder, et al, 2015). Gilmore et al (2019) investigated the acute effect of a high-intensity isometric potentiation warm-up in a female softball team.…”