PLYOMETRIC TRAINING IMPROVES SWIMMING PERFORMANCE IN RECREATIONALLY-TRAINED SWIMMERS [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte, 2020 ABSTRACT Introduction: Plyometric training significantly improves strength performance, including in aquatic sports. Objective: To compare changes in thigh girth, hamstring flexibility, squat jump height, and 200m swimming trial time induced by plyometric training in recreationally-trained swimmers.
Rodrigo Cañas-Jamett +3 more
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The effects of postactivation potentiation on sprint and jump performance of male academy soccer players. [PDF]
, 2009 The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the postactivation potentiation (PAP) effects of both dynamic and isometric maximum voluntary contractions (MVCs) on sprint and jump performance and establish whether PAP methods could be used effectively
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Effects of a Tapering Period on Physical Condition in Soccer Players [PDF]
, 2021 The aim of this research was to analyze the effects of a 2-week step tapering period on lower-limb muscle power, change of direction (COD) and acceleration capacities, and on the stress-recovery state in an amateur soccer team.
Beltran Valls, Maria Reyes +3 more
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Combination of Agility and Plyometric Training Provides Similar Training Benefits as Combined Balance and Plyometric Training in Young Soccer Players [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Introduction: Studies that combined balance and resistance training induced larger performance improvements compared with single mode training. Agility exercises contain more dynamic and sport-specific movements compared with balance training. Thus, the purpose of this study was to contrast the effects of combined balance and plyometric training with ...
Issam Makhlouf +6 more
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Programming Plyometric-Jump Training in Soccer: A Review
Sports, 2022 The aim of this review was to describe and summarize the scientific literature on programming parameters related to jump or plyometric training in male and female soccer players of different ages and fitness levels. A literature search was conducted in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus using keywords related to the main topic ...
Ramirez-Campillo, Rodrigo +5 more
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The effect of 8-week plyometric training on jump height, agility, speed and asymmetry
Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 2022 Background and Study Aim. Plyometric training is one of the most preferred methods for athletic performance improvement. This study was designed to measure the effect of 8 weeks of additional plyometric training on jump performance, lower extremity ...
Sercin Kosova +2 more
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Muscular performance adaptations to short-term plyometric training on sand: influence of interday rest [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of the current investigation was to determine the effects of short-term plyometric depth jump training on sand interposed with 48 hours or 72 hours of rest between training sessions on power type muscular adaptations in recreationally physical ...
Asadi, Abbas
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Biomechanical Determinants of the Reactive Strength Index During Drop Jumps [PDF]
, 2018 The Reactive Strength Index (RSI) is often used to quantify drop-jump (DJ) performance; however, not much is known about its biomechanical determinants.
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Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Performance: An Umbrella Review
Sports Medicine - Open, 2022 Abstract Background Plyometric training can be performed through many types of exercises involving the stretch-shortening cycle in lower limbs. In the last decades, a high number of studies have investigated the effects of plyometric training on several outcomes in different populations ...
Rafael L. Kons +7 more
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The effect of 10-week plyometric training program on muscle strength of the upper and lower limbs, lean body mass, and Insulin-like growth factor 1 in young women [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2017 Introduction: Plyometric training utilizes the stretch-shortening cycle by using a lengthening (eccentric) movement, which is promptly followed by a shortening (concentric) movement.
Hanifeh Hatami +2 more
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