ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2018
The Impact of Post Activation Potentiation on Achilles Tendon Stiffness, Elasticity and Thickness among Basketball Players.
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- Soft Tissue Stiffness and Functional Knee Outcomes in Female Handball Players Following a Knee Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The mediating effect of force and velocity changes on power output enhancement in bench press throw after submaximal isometric conditioning activity in trained males.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Correlations Between Achilles Tendon Stiffness and Jumping Performance: A Comparative Study of Soccer and Basketball Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Comparison of diagnostic image modalities for the detection of Achilles tendon tendinopathy using ankle magnetic resonance imaging.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Does lower extremity stiffness influence change of direction speed in badminton athletes after dynamic loaded warm-up?iScience · 2024Article
- The Myometric Assessment of Achilles Tendon and Soleus Muscle Stiffness before and after a Standardized Exercise Test in Elite Female Volleyball and Handball Athletes-A Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Semi-Squat Exercises with Varying Levels of Arterial Occlusion Pressure during Blood Flow Restriction Training Induce a Post-Activation Performance Enhancement and Improve Vertical Height Jump in Female Football Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Motoric performance variation from morning to evening: 80% intensity post-activation potentiation protocol impacts performance and its diurnal amplitude in basketball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Acute effects of combined isometric and plyometric conditioning activities on sports performance and tendon stiffness in female volleyball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Shorter heels are linked with greater elastic energy storage in the Achilles tendon.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Genetics of Muscle Stiffness, Muscle Elasticity and Explosive Strength.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine and further understand the effects of post activation potentiation on Achilles tendon (AT) thickness, elasticity and stiffness among basketball players. Basketball is one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports. One of the main factors which athletes depend on during their performance is elastic energy coming straight from the AT. Contractile activity increases the muscular force and is known in science as post activation potentiation (PAP). Twelve basketball players (aged 21.3 ± 2.1 years) from the first Polish league took part in this study. The PAP session consisted of single repetitions of the squat with loads corresponding to 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% and 100% of 1 repetition maximum (RM). The measurement method for AT thickness was ultrasonography and for the elasticity and stiffness was myotonometry. The measurements were taken before and immediately after PAP training session. Obtained results: AT stiffness increased significantly from the baseline post exercise, while AT thickness and elasticity decreased after the physical effort. The exercise in PAP caused significant changes in stiffness, elasticity and thickness of the AT.
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