ArticleJournal of human kinetics2019
Effect of the French Contrast Method on Explosive Strength and Kinematic Parameters of the Triple Jump Among Female College Athletes.
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- The effects of French contrast training on lower limb athletic performance in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative effects of French Contrast Method vs. Complex Training on explosive power and its endurance in youth badminton athletes.PloS one · 2025Trial
- Basketball Players Jump and Maximal Strength Performance Improvements After French Contrast Training.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Tempo-specific complex training improves lower-limb strength and neuromuscular function in male collegiate soccer players: an experimental study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The effects of French contrast method on explosive power and speed-related skills in female soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Effects of an eight-week French contrast training program on lower-limb explosive power, acceleration, and muscle strength in male college badminton players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Proactive personality and positional competition: exploring the impact on soccer players' performance and gender differences.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The effects of an 8-week French Contrast Training program on lower limb strength and power in elite martial arts athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The Effects of the French Contrast method on Soccer Player's Jumping, Sprinting and Balance Performance.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2024Article
- Rubber Band Training Improves Athletic Performance in Young Female Handball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Effects of a Velocity-Based Complex Training Program in Young Female Artistic Roller Skating Athletes.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
- Within Session Exercise Sequencing During Programming for Complex Training: Historical Perspectives, Terminology, and Training Considerations.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Review
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Abstract
There are resistance training methods that result in strength, others that enhance hypertrophy and others that stimulate power. The training modality of contrast provides all of these benefits in one session. The concept of French Contrast training is based on a combination of complex and contrast methods. The idea is to use four exercises to induce physiological responses of the athlete and train along the force-speed curve. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of the French Contrast Method on explosive strength and kinematic parameters of the triple jump among female college athletes. Ten female college athletes from the Helwan University's track and field team participated in this study. Participants were assessed before and after an 8-week training program for upper and lower body explosive strength. No significant differences were observed in anthropometric characteristics. Explosive strength variables (Sargent jump test, countermovement jump, and seated medicine ball throw) increased significantly and kinematic parameters of the triple jump improved. The results indicated that eight weeks of the French Contrast training can improve both explosive strength and kinematic parameters of the triple jump.
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