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Post-activation performance enhancement of dynamic stretching and heavy load warm-up strategies in elite tennis players
- Source :
- Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation. 34(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the potential post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) effects of two different warm-up strategies, involving dynamic stretching (DS) or heavy load leg press (HL) on several key physical qualities in tennis players. METHODS: Twenty-six elite male tennis players (age: 19.22 ± 4.20 years; body mass: 67.37 ± 8.19 kg; height: 1.77 ± 0.07 m) performed both warm-ups, with 48-hours between protocols (DS and HL), performed in a randomized order. Pre- and post-tests included: countermovement jump, 5-m and 10-m sprint, 5-0-5 agility test, and hip extension and flexion range-of-motion which were performed before and after DS and HL warm-up protocols. RESULTS: The DS warm-up led to substantial improvements in 5-m and 10-m sprint, 5-0-5 agility test, countermovement jump, and also to higher hip flexion range-of-motion. The HL warm-up caused impairments in 5-m and 10-m sprints, but improvements in 5-0-5 agility test, countermovement jump and hip extension range-of-motion. Compared to HL, DS warm-up induced possibly to likely positive effects on 5-m and 10-m linear sprint performance, as well as in hip flexion range-of-motion. Nevertheless, no differences in performance improvements in 5-0-5 agility test, countermovement jump and hip extension range-of-motion were found when comparing DS and HL warm-up protocols. CONCLUSION: DS seems to be more effective than HL when performing a short warm-up protocol in elite tennis players.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
Adolescent
Warm-Up Exercise
Heavy load
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Athletic Performance
Dynamic stretching
03 medical and health sciences
Vertical jump
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Muscle Stretching Exercises
Medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Range of Motion, Articular
Leg press
business.industry
Rehabilitation
030229 sport sciences
Sprint
Athletes
Tennis
Countermovement jump
Range of motion
business
Performance enhancement
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18786324
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0c0508d326341e2920be7c588fe925d4