Changes in strength and endurance performance during a competitive season in female basketball players : strength training sessions before vs. after …

2014

Oja, Tuomas 2014. Changes in strength and endurance performance during a competitive season in female basketball players: Strength training sessions before vs. after sport specific training. Coaching and Fitness Testing. 55 pp. Because of the conditions of most semi-pro leagues, teams and players often cannot train optimally. Practice times are inconsistent and strength trainings have to be held either before or after sport specific training. The aim of this study was to find, whether the in-season resistance training is more beneficial to be performed before or after sport specific training, or does the timing has any effect at all to the physical performance of players. In addition, how a…