Improvement of Repeated-Sprint Ability and Horizontal-Jumping Performance in Elite Young Basketball Players With Low-Volume Repeated-Maximal-Power Training

Gonzalo-Skok, Óliver; Tous-Fajardo, Julio; Arjol-Serrano, José Luis; Suárez-Arrones, Luis; Méndez-Villanueva, Alberto

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“…Of note, players with a greater fatigue-resistance perform HIAs more frequently, with short rest intervals in competition (Carling, Le Gall, & Dupont, 2012). High-intensity interval training has been recommended to enhance fatigue-resistance and repeated HIA ability in team sports athletes (Buchheit, Mendez-Villanueva, Delhomel, Brughelli, & Ahmaidi, 2010a;Buchheit, Mendez-Villanueva, Quod, Quesnel, & Ahmaidi, 2010b;Gonzalo-Skok, et al, 2016).…”

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Effects of concurrent eccentric overload and high-intensity interval training on team sports players’ performance

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Gonzalo-Skok

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et al. 2019

Kinesiology (Zagreb, Online)

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The aim of the study was to compare the effects of an in-season five weeks of high-intensity training (HIT) with a concurrent HIT eccentric overload training (CT) program on male amateur team-sports players’ fitness performance. Twenty-two athletes were randomly assigned to HIT (n=10) or CT (n=12). Both groups completed a HIT program. The CT group also completed two-three sets of six repetitions of eccentric overload training. Before and after training, performance was assessed for change of direction ability (COD), repeated sprint ability for best time (RSAb), mean time (RSAm) and slowest time (RSAs), jumping, and shuttle-run performance. Within-group analyses in both groups showed substantial better scores on COD, RSAb and RSAm and shuttle-run performance. Between-group analyses showed greater improvements in COD, RSAb, RSAm, RSAs, and jumping after additional CT compared to solely HIT. In conclusion, compared to HIT alone, concurrent eccentric overload and HIT training within the same session improved COD, RSA, jump, and shuttle-run performance in basketball and soccers amateur players.

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Effects of concurrent eccentric overload and high-intensity interval training on team sports players’ performance

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Gonzalo-Skok

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Kinesiology (Zagreb, Online)

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“…47,48 The use of cluster sets, where brief interset recovery is provided, can also be prescribed to assist in the maintenance of maximal power. 49,50 These methods have been shown to improve measures of RPA and other sporting tasks involving repeated highintensity performance, such as repeated-jump performance, repeated change of direction, and repeated-sprint ability. HVPT has also been shown to enhance maximal power output and therefore offer a training modality whereby maximal power and RPA can be enhanced simultaneously.…”

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“…HVPT has also been shown to enhance maximal power output and therefore offer a training modality whereby maximal power and RPA can be enhanced simultaneously. 50,51 There is some evidence that upper-body muscle endurance is a significant correlative factor for RHIE performance, in particular repeated tackling. 44 However, Gabbett and Wheeler 44 found estimated aerobic power to be a poor indicator of RHIE performance; this is important when considering training specificity for the development of RPA and the inclusion of HVPT in preparatory programs.…”

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Physical-Preparation Recommendations for Elite Rugby Sevens Performance

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International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Rugby sevens, a sport new to the Olympics, features high-intensity intermittent running and contact efforts more than short match durations, normally 6 times across 2 to 3 d in a tournament format. Elite rugby sevens seasons often include over a dozen competitive tournaments over less than 9 months, demanding deliberate and careful training-stress balance and workload management alongside development of the necessary physical qualities required for competition. Focus on running and repeated power skills, strength, and match-specific conditioning capacities is advised. Partial taper approaches in combination with high-speed running (>5 m/s from GPS measures) before and between tournaments in succession may reduce injury rates and enhance performance. In a sport with substantial long-haul intercontinental travel and repetitive chronic load demands, management of logistics including nutrition and recovery is inclusive of the formula for success in the physical preparation of elite rugby sevens athletes.

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“…Thus, any strength and power training program with basketball players should aim to enhance the performance of HIA, and execute them efficiently throughout a match ( Schelling and Torres-Ronda, 2016 ). Several training strategies have been recommended to optimize athletes’ ability to perform lower-body and upper-body actions in team-sports athletes ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2016 , 2017 ; Arede et al, 2019b ). In this regard, the repeated-power ability (RPA) training consists of several blocks of sets of lower or upper-body maximal power with incomplete recovery periods between sets, that can concurrently target a wide variety of adaptations (e.g., cardio-respiratory, mechanical, neuromuscular) ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2014 , 2016 , 2018 ).…”

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“…Several training strategies have been recommended to optimize athletes’ ability to perform lower-body and upper-body actions in team-sports athletes ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2016 , 2017 ; Arede et al, 2019b ). In this regard, the repeated-power ability (RPA) training consists of several blocks of sets of lower or upper-body maximal power with incomplete recovery periods between sets, that can concurrently target a wide variety of adaptations (e.g., cardio-respiratory, mechanical, neuromuscular) ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2014 , 2016 , 2018 ). Besides being considered particularly effective to improve sprinting (1.6%), cutting (2.1%), and jumping (7.2–7.5%) in team-sport athletes ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2016 ), this method has been recently proposed as an effective training modality to improve upper-body fatigue resistance ( Gonzalo-Skok et al, 2018 ).…”

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Mechanical, Physiological, and Perceptual Demands of Repeated Power Ability Lower-Body and Upper-Body Tests in Youth Athletes: Somatic Maturation as a Factor on the Performance

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This study aims (a) to assess and compare the acute mechanical, physiological, and perceptual demands induced by a lower and upper body repeated power ability (RPA) protocols, and (b) to examine how the somatic maturation could predict training response in RPA. Thirteen young male basketball players (chronological age = 15.2 ± 1.1 years; height = 173.8 ± 9.5 cm; body mass = 71.7 ± 18.3 kg) were selected to perform the parallel Back Squat (BS), and Bench Press (BP) RPA protocols (3 blocks of 5 sets of 5 repetitions with 30 s and 3 min of passive recovery between sets and blocks, respectively). Mean propulsive power (MPP), accelerometer-based data, cardio-respiratory data, blood lactate, rate of perceived exertion (RPE) and muscle soreness were recorded. Somatic maturation was estimated according to the Khamis and Roche method. On the BS protocol, the mean oxygen uptake (VO 2 ), heart rate (HR), and RPE were 1006.33 ± 481.85 ml/min., 133.8 ± 12.5 bpm, and 6.14 ± 0.98 A.U., while on the BP protocol, were 684.6 ± 246.3 ml/min., 96.1 ± 10.4 bpm, and 5.08 ± 1.44 A.U., respectively. Significant between-blocks differences were found for MPP, RPE, and blood lactate for both exercises. The BS implies higher cardio-respiratory and perceptual demands, though lower power production fluctuation and movement variability than the BP. The somatic maturation was a strong predictor of RPA-derived variables in BS. The MPP during all protocol, and the MPP during the Best Set were significant predictable by somatic maturation in both exercises. Mechanical, physiological and perceptual training demands are exercise and maturation dependent.

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Improvement of Repeated-Sprint Ability and Horizontal-Jumping Performance in Elite Young Basketball Players With Low-Volume Repeated-Maximal-Power Training

Abstract: Six weeks of lowvolume (4-14 min/wk) RPA training improved several physical-fitness tests in basketball players.

Cited by 37 publications

References 22 publications

Effects of concurrent eccentric overload and high-intensity interval training on team sports players’ performance

Effects of concurrent eccentric overload and high-intensity interval training on team sports players’ performance

Physical-Preparation Recommendations for Elite Rugby Sevens Performance

Mechanical, Physiological, and Perceptual Demands of Repeated Power Ability Lower-Body and Upper-Body Tests in Youth Athletes: Somatic Maturation as a Factor on the Performance

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