SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Resistance Training and Handball Players' Isokinetic, Isometric and Maximal Strength, Muscle Power and Throwing Ball Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Effects of Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness Attributes in Handball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Upper-Body Plyometric Training on Physical Fitness in Healthy Youth and Young Adult Participants: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of bouncing the barbell in bench press on throwing velocity and strength among handball players.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Unilateral Compound Training Reduces Lower-Limb Strength Asymmetry and Enhances Athletic Performance in Female Handball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- What is resistance exercise? A review of current uses and potential ways forward.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- Effects of Eccentric-Overload vs. Free-Weight High Load Resistance Training on Throwing Velocity in Elite Young Male Handball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- High Injury Incidence Among Youth in the World's Largest Handball Tournament: A Prospective Observational Study of 17 034 Participants.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Observational
- Effects of a Motion-Triggered Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Strength Program on Shoulder Strength and Throwing Velocity in Elite Handball Players.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of NMES-Guided Scapular Retraction Exercise Program in Amateur Female Handball Players with Scapular Dyskinesis Without Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Differences in Contractile Characteristics Among Various Muscle Groups in Youth Elite Female Team Handball Players Compared to a Control Group.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Off-Season Heavy-Load Resistance Training on Lower Limb Mechanical Muscle Function and Physical Performance in Elite Female Team Handball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- The Effect of Specific Strength Training on Throwing Velocity in Overarm Throwing: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Review
- Limb-belt resisted sprint training improves physical fitness and ball-throw velocity in pubertal handball players.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- Phase angle as an indicator of body composition and physical performance in handball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Comparison of Supervised versus Self-Administered Stretching on Bench Press Maximal Strength and Force Development.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Can resistance training improve throwing performance in handball players? A Systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Vertical jump neuromuscular performance of professional female handball players-starters vs. non-starters comparison.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Relationship between strength training and shoulder pain in male and female water polo players.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Positive Effects of Plyometric vs. Eccentric-Overload Training on Performance in Young Male Handball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Conditioning Strategies for Improving Handball Throwing Velocity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Review
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4 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeHandball (Team Handball) is an intermittent and strenuous contact sport, the successful performance of which depends on frequent body contacts, and the ability to make repeated explosive muscular contractions required for jumping, acceleration, sprinting, turning, changing pace, and throwing a ball. Many studies have investigated the effect of resistance training (RT) in handball players, however with conflicting results. Therefore, our objective was to investigate the impact of RT on maximal strength (isometric and isokinetic strength), the power of both lower and upper limbs, and throwing velocity, in handball players.
methodsA comprehensive literature search yielded a pool of 18 studies, which were retained in the systematic review and meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 275 handball players were included. The overall effect size (ES) of RT was 0.996 ([95%CI 0.827-1.165],
conclusionsRT has a significant impact in handball players. Handball coaches could design conditioning protocols and programs based on our results. However, due to a number of shortcomings, including the high, statistically significant heterogeneity among studies and the evidence of publication bias, further high-quality investigations are needed.
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