Authors: Cristian Graur11, Ștefan Adrian Martin2, Roxana Maria Hadmaș3
Affiliation
1Human Movement Sciences Department, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology Târgu Mureș, Romania
2Physiology Department, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology Târgu Mureș, Romania
3Food and Nutrition Hygiene Department, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology Târgu Mureș, Romania
Abstract
Background. Warm-up is defined as a minimum exercise which increases body temperature along with both heart rate and respiratory frequency.
Aims. Our objective was to test individual performance during Squad Jump, Stiffness, and Fifteen seconds Vertical Jump Tests based upon the warm-up protocol.
Methods. Ten (n=10) competitive male basketball players were included in the study group. The study methodology consisted of three different tests during the specific pre-warm-up routine (C1) and general, non-specific (C2) warm-up routine, while monitoring: Flight Time (Ft), Contact Time (Ct), Target Center along with Power Ratio over Squad Jump, Stiffness, and Fifteen seconds Vertical Jump Tests.
Results. During C1, STFt, Ct was lower (-0.094%) as against C2 value (-0.16%), whereas Ft was similar, describing positive changes during C1 (0.019%) and a drop during C2 (-0.16%). Yet, Target Center reached 0.040% improvement over C1, with a -0.153% drop upon the first repetition during C2; Power Ratio changed by 0.175% and -0.116% during C1 unlike C2. Over C2, unlike C1, improved Ct, Ft, Power Ratio and Target Center were obtained due to an increased exercise complexity, through both static and dynamic exercises.
Conclusions. Over C2, unlike C1, improved Ct, Ft, Power Ratio and Target Center were obtained due to an increased exercise complexity, through both static and dynamic exercises. However, as seen through overall performance analysis, warm-up volume and intensity can decrease individual performance by minimizing the progress monitored over a linear anaerobic exercise.
Keywords: basketball, warm-up, power ratio, performance.
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