Effects of Supplementary Strength-Power Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Young Female Athletes.

ABSTRACT: This study examined the effects of a short-duration supplementary strength-power training program on neuromuscular performance and sport-specific skills in adolescent athletes. Twenty-three female "Gymnastics for All" athletes, aged 13 ± 2 years, were divided into a training group (TG, n = 12) and a control group (CG, n = 11). Both groups underwent a test battery before and after 10 weeks of intervention. TG completed, in addition to gymnastics training, a supplementary 7-9 min program that included two rounds of strength and power exercises for arms, torso, and legs, executed in a circuit fashion with 1 min rest between rounds, three times per week. Initially, six exercises were performed (15 s work-15 s rest), while the number of exercises was decreased to four and the duration of each e

SUBMITTER: Karagianni K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7466675 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature