ArticlePloS one2016
Can Pacing Be Regulated by Post-Activation Potentiation? Insights from a Self-Paced 30 km Trial in Half-Marathon Runners.
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- Biomechanical Response of the Lower Extremity to Running-Induced Acute Fatigue: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Pooled it
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- Prior Band-Resisted Squat Jumps Improves Running and Neuromuscular Performance in Middle-Distance Runners.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Trial
- Pacing strategy patterns and performance outcomes in marathon running: A large-scale analysis of split time data.PloS one · 2026Article
- Jump performance and handgrip strength do not reflect acute fatigue in elite trail runners after the 2023 world trail running championship.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Influence of Intensity on Post-Running Jump Potentiation in Recreational Runners vs. Physically Active Individuals.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) protocols do not further increase jumping performance beyond warm-up effects: findings from three acute randomized crossover trials.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Co-existence of peripheral fatigue of the knee extensors and jump potentiation after an incremental running test to exhaustion in endurance trained male runners.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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- Modelling 5-km Running Performance on Level and Hilly Terrains in Recreational Runners.Biology · 2022Article
- Vertical Jumping as a Monitoring Tool in Endurance Runners: A Brief Review.Journal of human kinetics · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeGiven the co-existence of post-activation potentiation (PAP) and fatigue within muscle, it is not known whether PAP could influence performance and pacing during distance running by moderating fatigue. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of PAP on pacing, jumping and other physiological measures during a self-paced 30 km trial.
methodsEleven male endurance-trained runners (half-marathon runners) volunteered to participate in this study. Runners participated in a multi-stage 30 km trial. Before the trial started, determination of baseline blood lactate (bLa) and countermovement jump (CMJ) height was performed. The self-paced 30 km trial consisted of 6 × 5 km splits. At the end of each 5 km split (60 s break), data on time to complete the split, CMJ height, Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE) and blood lactate were collected while heart rate was continuously monitored.
resultsThere was a significant decrease in speed (e.g. positive pacing strategy after the 4th split, p<0.05) with a progressive increase in RPE throughout the trial. Compared with baseline, CMJ height was significantly (p<0.05) greater than baseline and was maintained until the end of the trial with an increase after the 5th split, concomitant with a significant reduction in speed and an increase in RPE. Significant correlations were found between ΔCMJ and ΔSPEED (r = 0.77 to 0.87, p<0.05) at different time points as well as between RPE and speed (r = -0.61 to -0.82, p<0.05).
conclusionOur results indicates that fatigue and potentiation co-exist during long lasting endurance events, and that the observed increase in jump performance towards the end of the trial could be reflecting a greater potentiation potentially perhaps counteracting the effects of fatigue and preventing further reductions in speed.
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