Impact of Inertial Training on Strength and Power Performance in Young Active Men

Naczk, Mariusz; Naczk, Alicja; Brzenczek-Owczarzak, Wioletta; Arlet, J; Adach, Zdzisław

doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000000217

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“…Only studies measuring flywheel training and its effects on muscular hypertrophy, maximal dynamic strength, power, and displacement in the horizontal and vertical plane were included in this meta-analysis. Four studies included a non-training passive control group [6, 15, 26, 34]. Three studies performed flywheel training in-season [30, 35, 36], two of which performed additional training for the experimental group in addition to the standard training performed by both groups [29, 37].…”

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Effects of Flywheel Training on Strength-Related Variables: a Meta-analysis

2018

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BackgroundStrength and power development are abilities important for athletic performance in many sports. Generally, resistance training based on gravity is used to improve these qualities. Flywheel training instead utilizes kinetic energy transferred to a flywheel. This allows for eccentric overload and variable resistance throughout the movement.The aim of this review was to identify the effects of flywheel training on multiple strength-related variables affecting athletic performance. The meta-analysis investigates the effects on (1) muscle growth (cross-sectional area (CSA) and volume/mass), (2) maximum dynamic strength, (3) development of power, (4) development of horizontal movement, and (5) development of vertical movement.MethodsThe meta-analysis includes 20 experimental studies that met the inclusion criteria. The quality of included studies was ranked according to the PEDro scale. Possible bias was identified in Funnel plot analyses. To enable the compilation of all results analyses, the random effect model was carried out using the software Review Manager Version 5.3 and presented with Forest plots.ResultsFlywheel training for a period of 4–24 weeks shows statistically significant increases in all strength aspects. Effect sizes were for hypertrophy, CSA 0.59; volume/mass 0.59; maximum strength 1.33; power 1.19; horizontal 1.01 and vertical movement 0.85. The evidence is particularly strong for beneficial effects from flywheel training in the development of maximal strength and power in trained younger individuals, and utilization of this training modality in shorter more intensive blocks.ConclusionsFlywheel training is an effective method for improving several aspects of strength and power with importance for sports performance.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s40798-018-0169-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…The initial search identified 426 studies of potential relevance. However, after applying and screening for the inclusion and exclusion criteria specified above, 20 studies met the inclusion criteria and were thus included in the meta-analysis [2, 6, 12, 15, 16, 26, 27, 29, 34, 36, 37, 40–48].…”

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Effects of Flywheel Training on Strength-Related Variables: a Meta-analysis

2018

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“…In more mechanistic terms, the resistance imparted on the athlete by the device is dependent on the mass, radius, and angular acceleration of the flywheel. Previous research has indicated that FIT has improved muscle mass [92], maximal voluntary contraction [53,92,93], maximal strength (i.e., 1RM) [94,95], ECC force production [91,96], power output [95,97], jump ability [95,97,98], running velocity [95,98,99], and EMG activity [53,100,101] in both untrained participants and a variety of athletic populations. However, it should be noted that limited research has compared the effects of FIT to TRT and thus, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions regarding the effectiveness of this method.…”

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“…Another consideration specific to training status is the relative strength levels of the individuals. While several studies provide some measure of the participants' maximal absolute strength [94,95,97,110,111], a paucity of research provides relative strength measurements [112]. It should be noted that stronger individuals may require greater CON velocities or use larger inertial loads while using flywheel devise to experience an ECC overload stimulus.…”

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Implementing Eccentric Resistance Training—Part 1: A Brief Review of Existing Methods

Suchomel

Wagle²,

Douglas³

et al. 2019

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The purpose of this review was to provide a physiological rationale for the use of eccentric resistance training and to provide an overview of the most commonly prescribed eccentric training methods. Based on the existing literature, there is a strong physiological rationale for the incorporation of eccentric training into a training program for an individual seeking to maximize muscle size, strength, and power. Specific adaptations may include an increase in muscle cross-sectional area, force output, and fiber shortening velocities, all of which have the potential to benefit power production characteristics. Tempo eccentric training, flywheel inertial training, accentuated eccentric loading, and plyometric training are commonly implemented in applied contexts. These methods tend to involve different force absorption characteristics and thus, overload the muscle or musculotendinous unit in different ways during lengthening actions. For this reason, they may produce different magnitudes of improvement in hypertrophy, strength, and power. The constraints to which they are implemented can have a marked effect on the characteristics of force absorption and therefore, could affect the nature of the adaptive response. However, the versatility of the constraints when prescribing these methods mean that they can be effectively implemented to induce these adaptations within a variety of populations.

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“…FIT offers additional resistance throughout the entire ROM via the use of the inertia of a rotating flywheel to provide a greater overall load during coupled concentric and eccentric muscle actions [292]. The use of FIT in adult populations has been reported to provide many benefits including improvements in physiological, physical and performance factors, such as running economy [293], body composition [294], muscle activation [295,296], acute power enhancement [297][298][299][300], muscle architecture [35,[301][302][303][304], change of direction [35,48,305] as well as force-and power-related qualities [25,[305][306][307][308].…”

Section: Flywheel Inertial Trainingmentioning

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Eccentric Resistance Training in Youth: Perspectives for Long-Term Athletic Development

Drury

Ratel

Clark

et al. 2019

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The purpose of this narrative review is to discuss the role of eccentric resistance training in youth and how this training modality can be utilized within long-term physical development. Current literature on responses to eccentric exercise in youth has demonstrated that potential concerns, such as fatigue and muscle damage, compared to adults are not supported. Considering the importance of resistance training for youth athletes and the benefits of eccentric training in enhancing strength, power, speed, and resistance to injury, its inclusion throughout youth may be warranted. In this review we provide a brief overview of the physiological responses to exercise in youth with specific reference to the different responses to eccentric resistance training between children, adolescents, and adults. Thereafter, we discuss the importance of ensuring that force absorption qualities are trained throughout youth and how these may be influenced by growth and maturation. In particular, we propose practical methods on how eccentric resistance training methods can be implemented in youth via the inclusion of efficient landing mechanics, eccentric hamstrings strengthening and flywheel inertia training. This article proposes that the use of eccentric resistance training in youth should be considered a necessity to help develop both physical qualities that underpin sporting performance, as well as reducing injury risk. However, as with any other training modality implemented within youth, careful consideration should be given in accordance with an individual’s maturity status, training history and technical competency as well as being underpinned by current long-term physical development guidelines.

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Impact of Inertial Training on Strength and Power Performance in Young Active Men

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Effects of Flywheel Training on Strength-Related Variables: a Meta-analysis

Effects of Flywheel Training on Strength-Related Variables: a Meta-analysis

Implementing Eccentric Resistance Training—Part 1: A Brief Review of Existing Methods

Eccentric Resistance Training in Youth: Perspectives for Long-Term Athletic Development

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