INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING BASED ON MECHANICAL FORCE-VELOCITY PROFILE ON THE BILATERAL VERTICAL JUMP PERFORMANCE

Abstract

A detailed review of literature revealed that there is no study of the influence of different types of loads on the performance of a bilateral vertical jump examined on subjects of the same type of F-v profile. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of two different load-types on the squat-jump performance in force-deficient subjects. During the seven-week training program, the 15 participants of force group performed a half back squat with a load of 80-85% 1RM, while the 15 participants of velocity group performed squat jumps with an unloading of 25% of body weight during the same period of time. The force group significantly improved height of the squat jump (+12.43 ± 6.98%; p <0.001), with a large effect (ES = 1.92 ± 0.72), while in the velocity group were recorded non-significant change (+2.02 ± 5.92%; p = 0.26), with a small effect (ES = 0.30 ± 0.60). These results in the force group were accompanied by a significant optimization of the F-v profile (+31.53 ± 34.91%; p = 0.003), with the attribute of large effect (ES = 1.10 ± 0.65), and the velocity group again recorded non-significant change (-2.20 ± 34.34%; p = 0.70), with a trivial effect (ES = -0.13 ± 0.60). The results of the force group support the hypothesis of the effectiveness of a training program aimed at developing a deficient component of the F-v profile.

Keywords: jump testing, targeted training, F-v deficit, squat jump