Postactivation potentiation and change of direction speed in elite academy rugby players
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Marshall, J., Turner, A., Jarvis, P., Maloney, S., Cree, J. and Bishop, C. 2019. Postactivation potentiation and change of direction speed in elite academy rugby players. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33 (6), pp. 1551-1556. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001834
Type | Article |
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Title | Postactivation potentiation and change of direction speed in elite academy rugby players |
Authors | Marshall, J., Turner, A., Jarvis, P., Maloney, S., Cree, J. and Bishop, C. |
Abstract | This study investigated the effect of preceding pro-agility sprints with maximal isometric squats to determine if postactivation potentiation (PAP) could be harnessed in change of direction speed. Sixteen elite under-17 rugby union players (age: 16 +/- 0.41yrs; body mass: 88.7 +/- 12.1kg, height: 1.83 +/- 0.07m) from an Aviva Premiership rugby club were tested. Subjects performed a change of direction specific warm-up, followed by two baseline pro-agility tests. After 10 minutes recovery, 3 x 3-second maximal isometric squats with a 2 minute recovery between sets were completed as a conditioning activity (CA) on a force plate where peak force and mean rate of force development over 300 milliseconds were measured. The pro-agility test was repeated at set time intervals of 1, 3, 5 and 7 minutes following the CA. Overall pro-agility times were significantly slower (p < 0.05) at 1-minute post-CA compared to the baseline (3.3%), with no significant differences occurring at 3, 5 or 7 minutes post-CA. Therefore, it appears that performing multiple sets of maximal isometric squats do not enhance pro-agility performance. |
Keywords | agility; preconditioning; isometric squats; individual response |
Publisher | Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins |
Journal | The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research |
ISSN | 1064-8011 |
Publication dates | |
01 Jun 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 12 May 2017 |
Accepted | 01 Feb 2017 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Marshall, J., Turner, A. N., Jarvis, P. T., Maloney, S. J., Cree, J. A., & Bishop, C. J. (2019). Postactivation Potentiation and Change of Direction Speed in Elite Academy Rugby Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(6), 1551–1556. doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000001834 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000001834 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:000480703200012 |
Language | English |
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