ReviewSports (Basel, Switzerland)2023
A Systematic Review of Flywheel Training Effectiveness and Application on Sport Specific Performances.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Resistance exercise training improves disuse-induced skeletal muscle atrophy in humans: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Eight-Week Flywheel Training Enhances Jump Performance and Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Collegiate Basketball Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
- The impact of 6-week flywheel eccentric training on sprint speed and change-of-direction of female basketball players.PloS one · 2025Trial
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- Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Lower-Limb Muscle Activity in a Flywheel Half-Squat.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Is lower training frequency more effective? Dose-response relationship of in-season flywheel resistance training on vertical jump and sprint performance in male team-sport athletes: a meta analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- The Impact of Isoinertial Training on Thigh Muscle Volume: Ultrasound and Dynamometric Evaluation.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Impact of Weekly Eccentric Overload Training on Locomotor and Mechanical Performance in Youth Soccer Players.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Bilateral vs. Unilateral Flywheel Strength Training on Physical Performance in Youth Male Basketball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Neurophysiology of ACL Injury.Orthopedic reviews · 2025Article
- Heavier loads in flywheel exercise induce greater post-activation performance enhancement in countermovement jumps compared to heavy Smith machine squats in males.Biology of sport · 2024Article
- A Systematic Review of Lower Limb Strength Tests Used in Elite Basketball.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of Inertial Flywheel Training vs. Accentuated Eccentric Loading Training on Strength, Power, and Speed in Well-Trained Male College Sprinters.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparing the Effect of Isoinertial Flywheel Training and Traditional Resistance Training on Maximal Strength and Muscle Power in Healthy People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effects of single and repeated bouts of flywheel exercise on jump performance and muscle damage in athletes and non athletes.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The impact of flywheel resistance squat training on lower limb strength in female college basketball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Combining Whole-Body Electromyostimulation with Resistance Training in Active Women.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Post-activation performance enhancement of flywheel training on lower limb explosive power performance.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of flywheel training, which allows for the replication of specific sports movements, overloading both the concentric and eccentric phases. Inclusion criteria were injury prevention outcomes; ability in terms of strength, power, sprinting, jumping and change of direction; competitive athletes; and RCTs. Exclusion criteria were a lack of a control group and lack of baseline and/or follow-up data. The databases used were Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Sage. The revised Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to assess the quality of the selected RCTs. The Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 2011 Levels of Evidence was used. A PICOS (participants, intervention, comparators, study outcomes, and study design) approach was used to evaluate eligibility. A total of 21 RCTs with 8 to 54 participants in each study analyzed flywheel technology and its application in nine sports. The results showed that flywheel training is a good strategy to improve sports performance, providing variation in training methodologies and athletes' adherence. Further studies are needed to define guidelines on training modality, weekly frequency, volume, and inertia load. Only a few studies have applied the flywheel device directly to overload specific multidirectional movements at different joint angles. This method is not exempt from criticalities, such as the cost and the ability to carry out only individual training.
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