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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Medicine Ball"”.
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The Effects of A Medicine Ball Training Program on Bat Velocity of Prepubescent Softball Players
… of hitting mechanics within the game of softball. Strength and conditioning coaches seek to improve the performance of softball players’ bat velocity through various weighted implement training modes focusing on rotational movements. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine if an …
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Anthropometric and physical fitness characteristics of badminton players in Icelandic youth national teams
… flexion, grip strength, countermovement jump, medicine ball throw, 505 agility test, badminton specific agility test and the YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1. Descriptive statistics were calculated for all experimental variables, and the results presented as mean values with standard …
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The effects of acute dehydration of 5% body mass on performance and physiology of mixed martial arts athletes
… acute dehydration on performance (vertical jump, medicine ball throw, grip strength and repeated sled push) and physiology (body weight, haematocrit, urine specific gravity, serum osmolality and urine osmolality) of MMA athletes. A total of 14 MMA athletes between the ages of 18 and 40 y with at …
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Upper extremity strength and power field tests as predictors of pole vault performance in female collegiate athletes
… females. Four tests were used (8 lb backwards medicine ball (MB) throw, 3 m seated rope pull, three pull-ups for time, and maximum pull-ups) to determine if pole vault performance (season personal record for each athlete) could be predicted by the test results. Nine collegiate female pole …
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The musculoskeletal profile of female adolescent elite water polo players and the factors affecting throwing performance.
… required to swim explosively, pass and shoot the ball as well as wrestle with opponents and defend attempts at goal. A marked paucity of research exists regarding the factors affecting throwing performance in this vulnerable population. To date, there is also limited evidence on the …
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The musculoskeletal profile of female adolescent elite water polo players and the factors affecting throwing performance.
… required to swim explosively, pass and shoot the ball as well as wrestle with opponents and defend attempts at goal. A marked paucity of research exists regarding the factors affecting throwing performance in this vulnerable population. To date, there is also limited evidence on the …
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The Acute Effects of Weight Training on Softball Throwing Velocity
… study was to compare the potentiation of softball throwing velocity following two kinds of resistance-training session: a control session consisting of traditional heavy-load sets, and an experimental "Pmax" session consisting of sets of loads selected to maximise the mean power output during …
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Perfil do atletismo do Rio Grande do Sul: características somáticas e motoras das categorias pré-mirim, mirim e menor
… corrida de 20 metros (velocidade), arremesso de medicine ball de 2 kg (força explosiva de membros superiores), teste de sentar e alcançar – “sit and reach” (mobilidade articular), sit-ups (força-resistência abdominal 60 segundos). Para descrever os resultados foi utilizado a estatística …
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Effects of Creatine Supplementation During Resistance Training Sessions in Physically Active Young Adults
… ultrasound), muscular power (vertical jump, medicine ball throw), muscular strength (leg press and chest press 1-repetition maximum [1-RM]) and muscular endurance (1 sets of repetitions to volitional fatigue using 50% baseline 1-RM for leg press and chest press). There were group x time …
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The Effects Of Caffeine Supplementation When Manipulating The Time Of Ingestion Prior To Simulated Rugby Union Activity
… speed, pushup repetitions, passing accuracy, and medicine ball throws were recorded. Data was normalized for placebo trials at 30 minutes pre exercise with comparisons between trial mean values measuring percent change for statistical significance. </p> <p>Results: Data was analyzed using ANOVA …
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Acute and Chronic Foam Rolling in NCAA Division II Female Golfers
… Golf performance (club head speed [CHS], ball speed, and carry distance) was measured using the 7-iron and driver. Muscular power was assessed using the countermovement jump and medicine ball throws. A 1-repetition maximum was estimated from a 3-5 repetition strength test. Body composition …
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Relationship between cardiorespiratory and muscular parameters and CrossFit performance
… αξιολογήθηκε με χειροδυναμόμετρο και ρίψη medicine ball 3 kg. Η μέγιστη δύναμη καταγράφηκε ως 1RM σε ημικάθισμα και πιέσεις πάγκου. Οι αγωνιστικές δοκιμασίες περιλάμβαναν: Cindy (AMRAP 20΄ με pull-ups, push-ups και squats), Karen (150 wall-ball shots για χρόνο) και Double Grace (60 clean & …
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Relationships of anthropometrical characteristics with basic and specific motor abilities in young handball players
… characteristics and basic and handball-specific motor abilities in young male handball players and to compare these relations in different age groups. 2. The relationships of basic body and specific hand anthropometrical parameters with handgrip strength in boys going in for …
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Development and validation of the School Clinical Rugby Measure (SCRuM) test battery: understanding the qualities or skills defining good male adolescent rugby union players
Background: Globally, the number of schoolboy adolescents playing highly competitive rugby is increasing even in countries such as Zimbabwe hardly known for dominating international rugby events. Given the increased participation rates, burgeoning talent identification and recruitment programs and …