Objectives: Polymorphisms in α-actinin-3 (ACTN3) gene are considered to be important in the genetic predisposition to human athletic performance. Most of the activities in soccer such as jumping, striking the ball, and running are considered plyometric and explosive. Performance power during such activities depends on the strength of the muscles involved. Therefore, high muscle strength i...

Non-sport-specific strength training is a way to increase endurance performance; however, which kind of exercise (maximal, plyometric, explosive or resistance training) gives the best results still under debate. Scientific publications were analyzed according PRISMA checklist and statement. The initial search yielded 500 studies, 17 included in this review using PEDro Scale. Maximal boosted abi...

Background: Recent research has focused on the effects of different types strength training performance and body profile adolescent athletes. However, short-term plyometric jump rope athletic in basketball players are a matter curiosity. Objectives: The aim this study was to examine players. Methods: Twenty-two aged 13 - 15 were randomly divided into two groups as (n = 11) group 11). All partic...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a short-term plyometric training program on explosive strength and endurance performance in highly competitive middle- and long-distance runners. Athletes were randomly assigned to a control group (CG, n = 18, 12 men) and an explosive strength training group (TG, n = 18, 10 men). Drop jump (DJ) from 20 (DJ20) and 40 cm (DJ40), countermoveme...

The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of a six week training period of combined plyometric and resistance training (PRT, n = 13) or resistance training alone (RT, n = 14) on fitness performance in boys (12-15 yr). The RT group performed static stretching exercises followed by resistance training whereas the PRT group performed plyometric exercises followed by the same resistance ...

UNLABELLED Plyometrics is a popular training modality for basketball players to improve power and change-of-direction speed. Most plyometric training has used sagittal-plane exercises, but improvements in change-of-direction speed have been greater in multi-direction programs. PURPOSE To determine the benefits of a 6-wk frontal-plane plyometric (FPP) training program compared with a 6-wk sagi...