Half-squat or jump squat training under optimum power load conditions to counteract power and speed decrements in Brazilian elite soccer players during the …

I Loturco, LA Pereira, R Kobal, V Zanetti… - Journal of sports …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… (ie, jump squat (JS) or half-squat (HS)) is more effective at maintaining speed and power
abilities throughout a preseason in soccer players. Twenty-three male soccer players were …

Effects of two different half-squat training programs on fatigue during repeated cycling sprints in soccer players

GC Bogdanis, A Papaspyrou, AG Souglis… - The Journal of …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
half-squats with high load and a low number of repetitions (S-group) during preseason soccer
… reported for untrained individuals and for soccer players using a training protocol with the …

Velocity-based training of lower limb to improve absolute and relative power outputs in concentric phase of half-squat in soccer players

JM Ramírez, VM Núñez, C Lancho… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
half-squat can lead to absolute and relative power improvements in concentric movement
with the same external load. One group of 19 soccer players (… by performing half-squat with a …

Effects of a back squat training program on leg power, jump, and sprint performances in junior soccer players

MS Chelly, M Fathloun, N Cherif, MB Amar… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
… and performance tasks in junior soccer players. To our knowledge, no studies have examined
the effect of back half squat training on the lower body in junior soccer players. The aim of …

Effects of strength training on squat and sprint performance in soccer players

WJ Styles, MJ Matthews, P Comfort - The Journal of Strength & …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
… The findings of this study are that a simple low-volume in-season strength training
intervention in trained professional soccer players can increase maximal squat strength, which is …

Acute effects of loaded half-squat jumps on sprint running speed in track and field athletes and soccer players

M Vanderka, M Krcmár, K Longová… - The Journal of Strength …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
… The conditioning exercise protocol used in this study was 2 × 6 half-squat jumps with the
load equal to maximum power and 3 minutes rest. These findings, combined with previous …

Relationships of peak leg power, 1 maximal repetition half back squat, and leg muscle volume to 5-m sprint performance of junior soccer players

MS Chelly, N Chérif, MB Amar… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… , leg muscle volume, and 1 RM half back squat in soccer players. Subjects performed a 10-m
… -velocity test, squat and countermovement jumps (CMJs), and a 1 RM back half squat at 90 …

Effects of different half‐time strategies on second half soccer‐specific speed, power and dynamic strength

R Lovell, A Midgley, S Barrett… - … journal of medicine & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
… physical performance of soccer players during the initial phase of the second half of competitive
… , the players wore their indoor footwear and assumed a static partial squat posture (∼30 …

Strong correlation of maximal squat strength with sprint performance and vertical jump height in elite soccer players

U Wisløff, C Castagna, J Helgerud, R Jones… - British journal of sports …, 2004 - bjsm.bmj.com
… Conclusions: Maximal strength in half squats determines sprint performance and jumping
height in high level soccer players. High squat strength did not imply reduced maximal oxygen …

Functional performance, maximal strength, and power characteristics in isometric and dynamic actions of lower extremities in soccer players

B Requena, JJ González-Badillo… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
… different loads during the traditional half-squat exercise in soccer players. We found that MPP
… MPP in the traditional half-squat occurred was at 60% of 1RM for handball players, middle-…