Enhancing Lower-Body Power in Highly Trained Female Athletes: Effects of Velocity-Based Strength Training.

ABSTRACT: Background: Only a limited number of studies have examined the effects of short-term, strength-speed-oriented velocity-based training (VBT) on lower-body power in female junior volleyball players and elite female artistic gymnasts. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of a four-week VBT intervention on jump performance and force-velocity characteristics in these athletes. Methods: Seven junior female volleyball players (age: 17.4 ± 0.9 years; height: 179.4 ± 6.5 cm; weight: 74.01 ± 3.5 kg) (top-league team members), and seven elite female artistic gymnasts (age: 17.6 ± 2.9 years; height: 159.6 ± 7.2 cm; weight: 59.3 ± 6.3 kg) (National Team members) completed two weekly training sessions for four weeks, each consisting of four sets of six repetitions of parallel

SUBMITTER: Scharer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551051 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature