Muscle Power and Fiber Characteristics Following 8 Weeks of Plyometric Training

Potteiger, Jeffrey A.; LOCKWOOD, ROBERT H.; Haub, Mark D.; Dolezal, Brett A.; Almuzaini, Khalid S.; Schroeder, Jan M.; Zebas, Carole J.

doi:10.1519/00124278-199908000-00016

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“…No approach steps were permitted, but a countermovement jump was used prior to takeoff [26]. A 3-min recovery was provided between jumps [51]. Similar to the inertial load cycling test, the vertical jump test provided information on participants' muscle fiber composition.…”

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The effects of a postactivation potentiation warm-up on subsequent sprint performance

Smith¹,

Hannon²,

McGladrey³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. Many strength and conditioning professionals propose that postactivation potentiation (PAP) warm-ups enhance power performance although there are few studies conducted in this regard on sprinting. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a PAP warm-up on sprint performance. Methods. Twenty-four men and women completed a 40-yard (yd) sprint pretest on four nonconsecutive days followed by a PAP warm-up that included a sled resistance sprint at either 0%, 10%, 20%, or 30% of their body mass and concluded with a 40-yd dash posttest. Each resistance sprint was recorded for kinematic analysis. Results. A 2 × 2 × 4 factorial mixed ANOVA revealed a statistically significant difference between sexes in 40-yd dash times (p < 0.001). A significant main effect was found in pre-and post-40-yd dash measures regardless of sex (p < 0.001). The results indicated no significant differences in the post-40-yd dash times between sled loads and the load by time interaction. The participants' 40-yd dash times improved 1.2% on average after the 10% load. Improvements in dash time for the 0%, 20%, and 30% loads were greater than 2%. Sprint kinematics analysis demonstrated statistically significant differences between lighter and heavier loads. Conclusions. Regardless of the significant disruptions in sprint mechanics, there appears to be a potential for heavier sled resistances to affect acute improvements in 40-yd sprint performance. However, it is unclear whether heavier sleds loads may provide greater benefit than warming up with 0% resistance.

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The effects of a postactivation potentiation warm-up on subsequent sprint performance

Smith¹,

Hannon²,

McGladrey³

et al. 2018

Hum Mov.

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“…In addition, some studies have suggested a rest period of 3 min between jumps in order to ensure phosphocreatine resynthesis. Future studies may benefit from using the same recovery time [10,15]. Also of note was that each participant finished vertical jump testing within 15 min or less.…”

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“…The majority of the research on CT utilized a protocol involving a strength exercise followed by a power exercise [1,3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, few studies have been conducted using an initial power exercise instead of the more often used strength exercise in the complex pair [13][14][15].…”

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A pilot study involving the effect of two different complex training protocols on lower body power

Smith¹,

Lyons²,

Hannon³

2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. Complex training (CT) involves the coupling of two exercises ostensibly to enhance the effect of the second exercise. Typically, the first exercise is a strength exercise and the second exercise is a power exercise involving similar muscles. In most cases, CT is designed to enhance power. The purpose of this study was twofold. First, this study was designed to determine if lower body power could be enhanced using complex training protocols. Second, this study investigated whether the inclusion of a power exercise instead of a strength exercise as the first exercise in CT would produce differences in lower body power. Methods. Thirty-six recreationally-trained men and women aged 20 to 29 years attending a college physical education course were randomly assigned to one of three groups: squat and countermovement squat jumps (SSJ), kettlebell swings and countermovement squat jumps (KSJ), and a control (CON). Training involving CT lasted 6 weeks. All participants were pre-and posttested for vertical jump performance in order to assess lower body power. Results. Vertical jump scores improved for all groups (p < 0.01). The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between group scores across time (p = 0.215). The statistical power for this analysis was low (0.312), most likely due to the small sample size. However, the results did reveal a trend suggesting that the training improvements were greater for both the SSJ and KSJ groups compared with the CON (by 171% and 107%, respectively) although significance was not reached. Conclusions. Due to the observed trend, a replication of this study with a greater number of participants over a longer period of time is warranted.

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“…As a result, the lower intensity might explain why we found only slight increases in the performance variables from pre-to posttesting. Other studies used participants with higher fitness levels (athletes) who therefore could sustain a higher intensity program (Chimera et al, 2004;Gehri et al, 1998;Jensen & Ebben, 2003;Luebbers et al, 2003;Potteiger et al, 1999;Stemm, 1993). Future studies should investigate using untrained versus trained participants in the aquatic setting while also using a 6-to 10-week plyometric program to determine which training period is more effective and to determine whether concurrent strength-training regimens of trained athletes promote better outcomes.…”

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Chest- and Waist-Deep Aquatic Plyometric Training and Average Force, Power, and Vertical-Jump Performance

Miller¹,

Cheatham²,

Porter³

et al. 2007

IJARE

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Muscle Power and Fiber Characteristics Following 8 Weeks of Plyometric Training

Cited by 55 publications

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The effects of a postactivation potentiation warm-up on subsequent sprint performance

The effects of a postactivation potentiation warm-up on subsequent sprint performance

A pilot study involving the effect of two different complex training protocols on lower body power

Chest- and Waist-Deep Aquatic Plyometric Training and Average Force, Power, and Vertical-Jump Performance

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