Our hypothesis was that the addition of an 8-week lower limb plyometric training program (hurdle and depth jumping) to normal in-season conditioning would enhance measures of competitive potential (peak power output [PP], jump force, jump height, and lower limb muscle volume) in junior soccer players. The subjects (23 men, age 19 ± 0.7 years, body mass 70.5 ± 4.7 kg, height 1.75 ± 0.06 m, body ...

OBJECTIVE Canoe sprint is divided into canoe and kayak. The difference between the two competitions is in physical performance. The aim of the present study was to compare and investigate the relationship between physical characteristics and fitness between the two canoe sprint competitors. METHODS Subjects were 11 canoe paddlers (C) and 12 kayak paddlers (K). They underwent anthropometric ch...

It was observed previously that New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract reduced slowing of the maximal 15 m sprint speed during the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test. We examined the effect of NZBC extract on the performance of the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST, 6 × 35-m sprints with 10 seconds passive recovery) in trained youth and recreationally active football players. Fifte...

Effects of prolonged running on Achilles tendon properties were assessed after a 60 min treadmill run and 140 min intermittent shuttle running (simulated cricket batting innings). Before and after exercise, 11 participants performed ramp-up plantar flexions to maximum-voluntary-contraction before gradual relaxation. Muscle-tendon-junction displacement was measured with ultrasonography. Tendon f...

Purpose: This investigation aimed to compare the effect of neuromuscular, strength, and combined training on dynamic balance sports performance, including power, sprint, agility in female basketball players. Methods: In this semi-experimental study, 42 professional players (age: 19-25 years) were assigned three groups Neuromuscular (NM), Strength (ST), Combined (CM), one control group. The Mult...

ABSTRACT Introduction: The characteristics of basketball require excellent players with athletic abilities such as high explosive strength for the instantaneous jump up, flexible movements and quick changes direction, accurate passing shooting. These can also be found in beach games, it is believed that practice these games benefit basketball. Objective: Explore effect training on physical fitn...

The purpose of this study was to find the effect differences between S-Curve Runs and Sprint In-Out exercise methods against increase speed in 100 meters sprint; different increases sprints for runners with big, medium, small ratios foot length height; interactions height sprint. This research conducted at Chevron Football School Pekanbaru 8 weeks by using experimental method 2 x 3 factorial de...