Specific warm-up exercise is the best for vertical countermovement jump in young volleyball players

We evaluated the effect of performing various distinct warm-up exercises on vertical countermovement jump (VCMJ) performance. Eight volleyball players (age 15.4 ± 0.5 yrs) performed five different warm-up activities (in a counterbalanced, randomized crossover study) over five days, at 24-h intervals...

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Autores: Rezende, Fernando Nazário de, Mota, Gustavo Ribeiro da, Lopes, Charles Ricardo, Silva, Bruno Victor C. da, Simim, Mário A. M., Marocolo, Moacir
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/62783
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/62783
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Performance
Jumping technique
Team sport
Potentiation
Athletes
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Sumario:We evaluated the effect of performing various distinct warm-up exercises on vertical countermovement jump (VCMJ) performance. Eight volleyball players (age 15.4 ± 0.5 yrs) performed five different warm-up activities (in a counterbalanced, randomized crossover study) over five days, at 24-h intervals: stretching (4 × 30 s, 30 s between sets), cycloergometer (5 min at 50 W + 5 min at 100 W), resistance exercise (leg press 45°, 3 × 5 repetitions maximum, 3-min pause between sets), specific vertical jumping (4 × 10 VCMJ, 2-min pause between sets), and no warm-up at all (control condition). Beginning 3 min after their warm-up, the players performed 3 attempts (at intervals of 3 min) of VCMJ (on a contact carpet), and each player’s best jump was considered in the analysis. All warm-up activities presented higher VCMJ performance (p < 0.05) than the control condition, with the exception of stretching. Vertical jumping revealed a large effect size (0.8) than other interventions. We conclude that in practical terms, vertical jumps are the best warm-up exercise (when applied by itself) to acutely improve VCMJ performance in volleyball players, but that other exercises can make a complementary contribution.