The Effect of Ballistic Exercise as Pre-Activation for 100 m Sprints

Maria H. Gil, Henrique P. Neiva, Nuno D. Garrido, Felipe J. Aidar, Maria S. Cirilo-Sousa, Mário C. Marques and Daniel A. Marinho
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Maria H. Gil: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Henrique P. Neiva: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Nuno D. Garrido: Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, CIDESD, 6200-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Felipe J. Aidar: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe - UFS, São Cristovão, SE 49100-000, Brazil
Maria S. Cirilo-Sousa: Associate Graduate Program in Physical, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB 58051-900, Brazil
Mário C. Marques: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Daniel A. Marinho: Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 10, 1-12

Abstract: The benefits of warm-up in sports performance has received a special interest in the current literature. However, there is a large gap of knowledge about the tasks to be performed, specifically in the real competitive environment. The purpose of the study was to verify the acute effects of a warm-up including ballistic exercises in 100 m running performance. In addition, a second 100 m trial was assessed to better understand the warm-up effects in training and competition. Eleven men (25.4 ± 6.2 years of age, 1.76 ± 0.08 m of height, 78.2 ± 8.6 kg of body mass) were submitted to three different protocols, in a randomized order: no warm-up (NWU), typical warm-up (WU) and WU complemented with ballistic exercises (PAP). Biomechanical, physiological and psychophysiological variables were assessed. Differences were found between the three conditions assessed in the first 100 m sprint with 7.4% and 7.6% faster performances after the WU and PAP, compared to NWU. Stride length was higher in the second part of the 100 m after PAP compared with WU. These results highlight the positive effects of warm-up for sprinting performance. The inclusion of ballistic exercises, besides being used to improve sprint performance, can increase stride length in the final of the 100 m race.

Keywords: warm-up; performance; repeated-sprint; physiology; biomechanics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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