title: Postactivation potentiation response in athletic and recreationally trained individuals.
abstract: To determine if training status directly impacted the response to postactivation potentiation, athletes in sports requiring explosive strength (ATH; n = 7) were compared to recreationally trained (RT; n = 17) individuals. Over the course of 4 sessions, subjects performed rebound and concentric-only jump squats with 30%, 50%, and 70% 1 RM loads. Jump squats were performed 5 minutes and 18.5 minutes following control or heavy load warm-ups. Heavy load warm-up consisted of 5 sets of 1 repetition at 90% 1 RM back squat. Jump squat performance was assessed with a force platform and position transducer. Heavy load warm-up did not have an effect on the subjects as a single sample. However, when percent potentiation was compared between ATH and RT groups, force and power parameters were significantly greater for ATH (p < 0.05). Postactivation potentiation may be a viable method of acutely enhancing explosive strength performance in athletic but not recreationally trained individuals. Reference Data: Chiu, L.Z.F., A.C. Fry, L.W. Weiss, B.K. Schilling, L.E. Brown, and S.L. Smith. Postactivation potentiation response in athletic and recreationally trained individuals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA. CDNAthlete@comcast.net
authors.forename: Loren Z F
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: Lawrence W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: Lee E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Stacey L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D014891:Weight Lifting / Q000502:physiology*