The “Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness” has recently
published one of our papers. The full reference and its abstract are below:
Aim: The aim
of this paper was to analyze the effects of training combining plyometrics (PT)
and neuromuscular electrostimulation (ES) on speed training and triple jump. The
study consisted on the application of an electrostimulation protocol and
plyometric jumps to four groups of young athletes (Control, G II, G III and G
IV).
Methods:
Eighty-four young athletes took part in the study (40 girls and 44 boys). All
of them were sprinters (100 and 200 meters dash, and 100 and 110 hurdles
meters), their mean age, weight and height being 15.9±1.4 years old, 58.53±8.05 kg, and 1.68±0.07 m, respectively. After
8 weeks of training, a 30-meter sprint launched test –time being measured by
photoelectric cells – and a triple jump test from static position were completed.
Repeated measures ANCOVA were used.
Results: The
only group that improved significantly in the speed test (P<0.001) relative
to the control group was G IV. In the triple jump test, improvements were
significant, (P<0.05) and (P<0.01), in G II and G IV, respectively,
relative to the control group. The results of ES + PT combined training offered
no significant differences in either speed test and triple jump by gender.
Conclusion:
The most effective training aimed at improving the speed of 30 m is simultaneous combined
training. Regarding triple jump, the results showed significant improvements in
the performance of athletes who used both simultaneous combined training and
used ES followed by plyometrics. However, no significant improvement was
observed after PT training prior to ES.
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