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Effects of different kinds of warmup on vertical jump

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:45 pm
by galapogos
Herman you were looking for something like this?

The impact of different warm-up protocols on vertical jump performance in male collegiate athletes

The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of different types of warm-up on countermovement vertical jump (VJ) performance. Sixty-four male Division I collegiate football players completed a pretest for VJ height. The participants were then randomly assigned to a warm-up only condition, a warm-up plus static stretching condition, a warm-up plus dynamic stretching condition, or a warm-up plus dynamic flexibility condition. VJ performance was tested immediately after the completion of the warm-up. The results showed that there was a significant difference (P < .05) in VJ performance between the warm-up groups. Posttest jump performance improved in all groups; however, the mean for the static stretching group was significantly lower than the means for the other 3 groups. The static stretching negated the benefits gained from a general warm-up when performed immediately before a VJ test.

Re: Effects of different kinds of warmup on vertical jump

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:53 pm
by hermanchauw
Any idea what is meant by "warm up"? And i thought the various kinds of stretching are part of warm up?

Re: Effects of different kinds of warmup on vertical jump

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:16 pm
by galapogos
No idea, I don't have the full paper leh. I was wondering as well. My guess would be some light cardio(jogging/cycling/etc)