MUSCULAR POWER, NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION, AND PERFORMANCE IN SHOT PUT ATHLETES AT PRESEASON AND AT COMPETITION PERIOD.

The article reports on research conducted to investigate changes in shot put performance, muscular power and neuromuscular activation of the lower extremities between the preseason and the competition period in skilled shot put athletes who used the rotational technique. Researchers evaluated nine athletes who participated in the shot put. They found that that muscular power of the lower extremities is a better predictor of rotational shot put performance than absolute muscular strength in skilled athletes, at least during the competition period.