It is widely accepted that warming-up prior to exercise is vital for the attainment of optimum
performance. Both passive and active warm-up can evoke temperature, metabolic, neural …

Introduction: Explosive power is considered an important factor in competitive events. Thus,
strategies such as complex training (CT) and plyometric training (PLT) are effective at …

Abstract Till, KA and Cooke, C. The effects of postactivation potentiation on sprint and jump
performance of male academy soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 23 (7): 1960-1967 …

Sports scientists and strength and conditioning professionals spend the majority of the
competition season trying to ensure that their athletes' training and recovery strategies are …

Post-activation potentiation (PAP) refers to the acute enhancement of muscular function as a
direct result of its contractile history. Protocols designed to elicit PAP have commonly …

This review article discusses previous postactivation potentiation (PAP) literature and
provides a deterministic model for vertical jump (ie, squat jump, countermovement jump, and …

The purpose of this study was to compare the acute effects of general, specific and
combined warm-up (WU) on explosive performance. Healthy male (n= 10) subjects …

Abstract Kilduff, LP, Cunningham, DJ, Owen, NJ, West, DJ, Bracken, RM, and Cook, CJ.
Effect of postactivation potentiation on swimming starts in international sprint swimmers. J …

Abstract Tobin, DP and Delahunt, E. The acute effect of a plyometric stimulus on jump
performance in professional rugby players. J Strength Cond Res 28 (2): 367–372, 2014 …

Abstract Turki, O, Chaouachi, A, Drinkwater, EJ, Chtara, M, Chamari, K, Amri, M, and Behm,
DG. Ten minutes of dynamic stretching is sufficient to potentiate vertical jump performance …