The impact of 6-week flywheel eccentric training on sprint speed and change-of-direction of female basketball players.

ABSTRACT: Given the demands of basketball for rapid sprinting and directional changes, and the growing interest in flywheel eccentric training (FET) to enhance these abilities, this study examines a six-week FET regimen compared to barbell squat training (BST)-the control condition-on sprint and change-of-direction performance in female collegiate basketball players.Nineteen female collegiate basketball players were randomized to flywheel eccentric training (n = 9) or barbell squat training (n = 10) groups. Both groups trained twice weekly over six weeks, following a standardized warm-up protocol. The FET group performed 4× (2 + 8) maximal concentric-eccentric repetitions on a flywheel device (inertia = 0.075 kg·m²), and the BST group completed 4 × 8 back-squat repetitions at 80% of their pre-test o

SUBMITTER: Peng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12578200 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature