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AUTHOR
Jonathan Mcphail
Unilateral Maximal Isometric Hex Bar Pull Test: Within-Session Reliability and Lower Body Force Production in Male and Female Freeski Athletes
The aim of the study was to (1) assess the within-session reliability of a unilateral isometric hex bar pull (UIHBP) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) test and, (2) determine unilateral isometric absolute peak force (PFabs) and relative peak force (PF) values in freeski athletes. Twenty-one male and eight female academy to national team freeskiers performed the novel UIHBP MVC task on a force plate and PFabs and relative PF were assessed (1000 Hz). Within-session measures of PFabs offered high reliability on left and right limbs for males (ICC = 0.91–0.94, CV = 2.6–2.2%) and females (ICC = 0.94–0.94, CV = 1.4–1.6%), while relative PF measures showed good to high reliability in both left a…
Unilateral Maximal Isometric Hex Bar Pull Test : Within-Session Reliability and Lower Body Force Production in Male and Female Freeski Athletes
The aim of the study was to (1) assess the within-session reliability of a unilateral isometric hex bar pull (UIHBP) maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) test and, (2) determine unilateral isometric absolute peak force (PFabs) and relative peak force (PF) values in freeski athletes. Twenty-one male and eight female academy to national team freeskiers performed the novel UIHBP MVC task on a force plate and PFabs and relative PF were assessed (1000 Hz). Within-session measures of PFabs offered high reliability on left and right limbs for males (ICC = 0.91–0.94, CV = 2.6–2.2%) and females (ICC = 0.94–0.94, CV = 1.4–1.6%), while relative PF measures showed good to high reliability in both left a…
Effects of combining repeated sprints and plyometric training on repeated sprint ability in male youth soccer players
The aim of this investigation was to compare short-term repeated sprint training (RST) and a combination of repeated sprints and plyometric training (COM) in addition to normal soccer training on the effect of repeated sprint ability (RSA) and several other performance measures in male youth soccer players. It was hypothesised that performing repeated sprints and plyometric training would enhance RSA and several other performance measures to a greater extent compared to repeated sprint training alone. Twenty male subjects (aged 14.6 ± 0.32) participated in the study and were randomly placed into RST (n = 9) and COM (n =11) experiment groups. RSA, countermovement jump (CMJ), reactive strengt…