Antagonist activation exercises elicit similar post-activation performance enhancement as agonist activities on throwing performance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine the acute effect of agonist and antagonist conditioning activities (CA) on medicine ball throw performance among female softball players.

Methods

Thirteen national-level female softball players (age 22.2 ± 3.1 years; body mass 68.3 ± 11.3 kg; softball experience 7.3 ± 2.4 years) performed 3 medicine ball chest throws before conditioning activity (CA) and after CA respectively in 3rd, 6th, and 9th minute. CA was the bench press and bent-over barbell row with 2 sets of 4 repetitions at 60% and 80% of one-repetition maximum, and 2 sets of 4 repetition bodyweight push up.

Results

Two-way ANOVA revealed an increase in throwing distance (p < 0.001) after bent over barbell row and push-up exercise, and an increase in throwing speed (p

SUBMITTER: Pisz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044369 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature