Post-activation potentiation versus post-activation performance enhancement in humans: historical perspective, underlying mechanisms, and current issues

AJ Blazevich, N Babault - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a well-described phenomenon with a short half-life (~
28 s) that enhances muscle force production at submaximal levels of calcium saturation (ie …

Exercise-induced muscle damage: Mechanism, assessment and nutritional factors to accelerate recovery

I Markus, K Constantini, JR Hoffman… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
There have been a multitude of reviews written on exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD)
and recovery. EIMD is a complex area of study as there are a host of factors such as sex …

Factors modulating post-activation potentiation and its effect on performance of subsequent explosive activities

NA Tillin, D Bishop - Sports medicine, 2009 - Springer
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is induced by a voluntary conditioning contraction (CC),
performed typically at a maximal or near-maximal intensity, and has consistently been …

Time to differentiate postactivation “potentiation” from “performance enhancement” in the strength and conditioning community

O Prieske, M Behrens, H Chaabene, U Granacher… - Sports medicine, 2020 - Springer
Coaches and athletes in elite sports are constantly seeking to use innovative and advanced
training strategies to efficiently improve strength/power performance in already highly …

Sports and environmental temperature: from warming-up to heating-up

S Racinais, S Cocking, JD Périard - Temperature, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Most professional and recreational athletes perform pre-conditioning exercises, often
collectively termed a 'warm-up'to prepare for a competitive task. The main objective of …

Postactivation potentiation effects after heavy resistance exercise on running speed

DE Chatzopoulos, CJ Michailidis… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this study was to investigate the postactivation potentiation effect after a
heavy resistance stimulus (HRS) on running speed (RS). Fifteen amateur team game …

Post-activation potentiation (PAP) in endurance sports: A review

D Boullosa, S Del Rosso, DG Behm… - European journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
While there is strong support of the usefulness of post-activation potentiation (PAP)
phenomenon in power demanding sports, the role that PAP could play in endurance sports …

Comparison of the recovery response from high-intensity and high-volume resistance exercise in trained men

S Bartolomei, E Sadres, DD Church, E Arroyo… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the physiological responses of a high-
volume (HV; 8 sets of 10 repetitions) versus high-intensity (HI; 8 sets of 3 repetitions) …

Current evidence and practical applications of flywheel eccentric overload exercises as postactivation potentiation protocols: A brief review

M Beato, SA McErlain-Naylor… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To summarize the evidence on postactivation potentiation (PAP) protocols using
flywheel eccentric overload (EOL) exercises. Methods: Studies were searched using the …

Acute effects of isometric conditioning activity on the viscoelastic properties of muscles and sprint and jumping performance in handball players

M Krzysztofik, M Spieszny, R Trybulski… - The Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Krzysztofik, M, Spieszny, M, Trybulski, R, Wilk, M, Pisz, A, Kolinger, D, Filip-
Stachnik, A, and Stastny, P. Acute effects of isometric conditioning activity on the viscoelastic …