The effect of warm up on single and intermittent-sprint performance

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Yaicharoen, Pongson, Wallman, Karen, Bishop, David and Morton, Alan (2012) The effect of warm up on single and intermittent-sprint performance. Journal of Sports Sciences, 30 (8). pp. 833-840. ISSN 0264-0414 (print) 1466-447X (online)

Abstract

Lack of benefit of warm up on prolonged intermittent-sprint performance has been proposed to be due to use of a pacing strategy by participants. To investigate this, twelve participants performed four cycle trials that consisted of either prolonged intermittent-sprint performance (80 min) or single-sprint performance (4 s), with or without a warm up. The first-sprint ofintermittent-sprint performance was also assessed. No interaction effects (P > 0.05) were found between trials for intermittent-sprint performance for total work (J · kg−1), or percentage work and power decrement. Work done during the first-sprint of intermittent-sprint performance (no warm up) was less (P < 0.001) than the first-sprint of intermittent-sprint performance (warm up; effect size (ES) = 0.59) and both single-sprint trials (warm up and no warm up; ES = 0.91, 0.75, respectively). Peak power (W · kg−1) for single-sprint (warm up) was greater (P < 0.05) than single-sprint (no warm up), and the first-sprint of intermittent-sprint performance (warm up and no warm up). Warm up improved single-sprint performance and the first sprint of intermittent-sprint performance. Use of a pacing strategy probably resulted in similar intermittent-sprint performance between trials. These results suggest that team-sport players should perform a warm up at the start of a game or before substitution during a game.

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Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/23471
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2012.675084
Official URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0264041...
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1106 Human Movement and Sports Science
Current > Division/Research > College of Sports and Exercise Science
Keywords ResPubID25460, pacing, lactate threshold, anaerobic threshold, team-sport
Citations in Scopus 9 - View on Scopus
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