The Effect of Ballistic Exercise as Pre-Activation for 100 m Sprints.

Maria H Gil,Felipe J Aidar,Nuno D Garrido,Mário C Marques,Henrique P Neiva,Daniel A Marinho,Maria S Cirilo-Sousa

doi:10.3390/ijerph16101850

Abstract

The benefits of warm-up in sports performance has received a special interest in the current literature. However, there is a large gap of knowledge about the tasks to be performed, specifically in the real competitive environment. The purpose of the study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises in 100 m running performance. In addition, a second 100 m trial was assessed to better understand the warm-up effects in training and competition. Eleven men (25.4 ± 6.2 years of age, 1.76 ± 0.08 m of height, 78.2 ± 8.6 kg of body mass) were submitted to three different protocols, in a randomized order: no warm-up (NWU), typical warm-up (WU) and WU complemented with ballistic exercises (PAP). Biomechanical, physiological and psychophysiological variables were assessed. Differences were found between the three conditions assessed in the first 100 m sprint with 7.4% and 7.6% faster performances after the WU and PAP, compared to NWU. Stride length was higher in the second part of the 100 m after PAP compared with WU. These results highlight the positive effects of warm-up for sprinting performance. The inclusion of ballistic exercises, besides being used to improve sprint performance, can increase stride length in the final of the 100 m race.

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ObjectivesThe purpose of the study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises in 100 m running performance
Warm-up practices have been used to prepare the athlete for training and/or competition [1].It is believed that a well-designed warm-up causes physiological changes and helps the athlete toInt
The results suggested that 100 m running performance was positively influenced by warm-up procedures, evidenced by the best results after the WU and the post-activation potentiation exercises (PAP) compared to the no warm-up (NWU) condition

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The purpose of the study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises in 100 m running performance. The primary aim of the current study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises inducing a post-activation potentiation, easy to apply in a real competition context, in 100 m running performance. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of typical warm-up procedures (WU), the inclusion of post-activation potentiation exercises (PAP) and no warm-up (NWU) on 100 m running performance, analyzing biomechanical, physiological and psychophysiological variables. The main purpose of the current study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises, easy to apply on a real competition context, in 100 m running performance

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