Improving Sprint Performance in Soccer: Effectiveness of Jump Squat and Olympic Push Press Exercises

Training at the optimum power load (OPL) is an effective way to improve neuromuscular abilities of highly trained athletes. The purpose of this study was to test the effects of training using the jump squat (JS) or Olympic push-press (OPP) exercises at the OPL during a short-term preseason on speed-...

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Main Authors: Loturco, Irineu, Pereira, Lucas Adriano, Kobal, Ronaldo, Maldonado, Thiago, Piazzi, Alessandro Fromer, Bottino, Altamiro, Kitamura, Katia, Cal Abad, Cesar Cavinato, de Arruda, Miguel, Nakamura, Fabio Yuzo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4839661/