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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2017

The Impact of Resistance Training on Swimming Performance: A Systematic Review.

Emmet Crowley, Andrew J Harrison, Mark Lyons

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05051826 (Effect of 12-weeks Resistance Training in Water Combined With Land on Starting and Turning Performance of Chinese Adolescent Swimmer), which is not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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79citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05051826 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effect of 12-weeks Resistance Training in Water Combined With Land on Starting and Turning Performance of Chinese Adolescent Swimmer

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversiti Putra MalaysiaRan2021 to 2021Enrolled80ConditionsResistance, APCArmsResistance training that combines water and land
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emmet CrowleyBiomechanics Research Unit, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland. emmet.crowley@ul.ie.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4660-6572
Andrew J HarrisonBiomechanics Research Unit, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Mark LyonsBiomechanics Research Unit, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
University of Limerick · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe majority of propulsive forces in swimming are produced from the upper body, with strong correlations between upper body strength and sprint performance. There are significant gaps in the literature relating to the impact of resistance training on swimming performance, specifically the transfer to swimming performance.

objectiveThe aims of this systematic literature review are to (1) explore the transfer of resistance-training modalities to swimming performance, and (2) examine the effects of resistance training on technical aspects of swimming.

methodsFour online databases were searched with the following inclusion criteria: (1) journal articles with outcome measures related to swimming performance, and (2) competitive swimmers participating in a structured resistance-training programme. Exclusion criteria were (1) participants with a mean age <16 years; (2) untrained, novice, masters and paraplegic swimmers; (3) triathletes and waterpolo players; (4) swimmers with injuries or illness; and (5) studies of starts and turns specifically. Data were extracted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was applied.

resultsFor optimal transfer, specific, low-volume, high-velocity/force resistance-training programmes are optimal. Stroke length is best achieved through resistance training with low repetitions at a high velocity/force. Resisted swims are the most appropriate training modality for improving stroke rate.

conclusionFuture research is needed with respect to the effects of long-term resistance-training interventions on both technical parameters of swimming and overall swimming performance. The results of such work will be highly informative for the scientific community, coaches and athletes.

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AthletesAthletic PerformanceResistance TrainingAdolescentFemaleHumansMaleParaplegiaSwimmingTime FactorsEndurance TrainingResistance TrainingStroke LengthStroke RateSwimming Performance

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PMID28497283
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