ArticleJournal of exercise science and fitness2021
The effects of dry-land strength training on competitive sprinter swimmers.
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- The methodology of resistance training is crucial for improving short-medium distance front crawl performance in competitive swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Different Types of Strength Training on Swimming Performance in Competitive Swimmers: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
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- Effect of High-Volume Training on Psychological State and Performance in Competitive Swimmers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- What Is the Optimal Strength Training Load to Improve Swimming Performance? A Randomized Trial of Male Competitive Swimmers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Concurrent Resistance Training on Upper Body Strength, Sprint Swimming Performance and Kinematics in Competitive Adolescent Swimmers. A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Feasibility and preliminary agreement of a lower-volume, pool-based incremental swimming protocol in trained male university swimmers: a pilot study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Managing Training Load in the Lead-Up to Competition: Session-Rating of Perceived Exertion, not the Acute-to-Chronic Workload Ratio, Associated with the Performance of Elite Swimmers.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Relationships Between Dry-Land Load-Velocity Parameters and In-Water Bioenergetic Performance in Competitive Swimmers.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Responder signatures and predictors of upper- and lower-limb power responsiveness to maximal strength versus plyometric dry-land training in swimmers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The effect of complex training with traditional and variable resistance on lower limb muscle strength and swimming performance in competitive swimmers.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Comparative effectiveness of physical training modalities on swimming performance: a two-tier network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Configural analysis of dry-land strength and front crawl performance in adolescents.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Effects of isometric training and R.I.C.E. treatment on the arm muscle performance of swimmers with elbow pain.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The influence of competitive anxiety of Chinese elite swimmers.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Diving into Recovery. The Effects of Different Post-Competition Protocols for Enhancing Physio-Psychological Parameters in National Level Youth Swimmers.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Relationship between Maximum Force-Velocity Exertion and Swimming Performances among Four Strokes over Medium and Short Distances: The Stronger on Dry Land, the Faster in Water?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Associations between load-velocity profiling and race parameters of elite swimmers in the 100 and 200m freestyle events.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- From dry-land to the water: training and testing practices of strength and conditioning coaches in high level French sprint swimmers.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
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objectiveThis study aimed to examine the effects of eight weeks of dry-land strength combined with swimming training on the development of upper and lower body strength, jumping ability, and swimming performance in competitive sprinter swimmers.
methodsTwenty (14 men and 6 women) university swimmers of national-level (age: 20.55 ± 1.76 years, body mass: 68.86 ± 7.69 kg, height: 1.77 ± 0.06 m, 100 m front crawl: 71.08 ± 6.71s, 50 m front crawl: 31.70 ± 2.45s) were randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (EG: 11) and control group (CG: 9). In addition to the usual in-water training (3-4 sessions per week of ∼80 min), the EG performed 8 weeks (one session per week) of strength-training (ST). The ST included bench press, full squat, countermovement jumping, countermovement jumping with free-arm movement, and the medical ball throwing. Stroke length, stroke frequency, stroke index, and swimming velocity were recorded during 50 and 100 m front crawl time-trials. Strength and swimming performance were evaluated before and after 8 weeks of training.
resultsThe results showed a significant improvement in sprint performance (50 m: p < 0.01, d = 0.47; 100 m: p < 0.05, d = 0.42), stroke frequency (50 m: p < 0.01, d = 0.90) and stroke index (100 m: p < 0.01, d = 0.29) in the EG. Despite both groups' increased strength performance, increases in bench press were higher in the EG (p < 0.001, d = 0.75) than CG (p = 0.05, d = 0.34).
conclusionsComplementing in-water training with strength training seems to be relevant to improve upper body strength and to optimize 50 m and 100 m swimming performance, adapting technical patterns used during all-out swimming.
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