ReviewBiology of sport2023
Core training and performance: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Review in Biology of sport, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Core Muscle Endurance on Punch Speed and Force in Boxers
Effect of Core Stability Training on Hip Adduction Abduction Strength Ratio in Young Gymnasts With Adductor Strain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of core training on physical performance in team-sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of core strength training for racket sport athletes' performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of core training on balance performance in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Dose-response relationships of sand training compared to other surface training in improving change of direction and jump performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of core strength training on the badminton player's performance: A systematic review & meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of strength and conditioning interventions on serve speed in tennis players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Trial
- Differential effects of plyometric training loads on jump and sprint performance reveal optimal strategies.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The impact of core stability training on jump serve speed in male volleyball players.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Static and Dynamic Motor Control in Active Young Adults: Associations with Oswestry Disability Index and Functional Movement Screen Asymmetries.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- YouTube as a tool for core stability exercise training a content evaluation study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Effects of adding thoracic spine exercises to routine soccer training on spinal alignment and mobility in professional male soccer players: a randomized controlled study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Smartphone-Assessed Single-Leg Deadlift Stability is Associated with Sprint Velocity in Youth Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Rowing through recovery: Psychophysical outcomes of a combined 12-week rowing and exercise program in breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Core stabilization training improves balance in adolescent male basketball players: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of dance training on core muscle strength and physical fitness in higher education: a review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Comparative Effects of Core Versus Forearm Training on Pull-Up Repetition Performance in Physically Inactive Males.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The effects of core stability training on swimming performance in youth swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Reliability of the Seated Unilateral Cable Row and Strength Differences Between Dominant and Non-Dominant Sides in Young Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Relationship between visual function and motor skills: validation through a vision training system and physical fitness test.Journal of physical therapy science · 2025Article
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Abstract
The purposes were to synthesize as much scientific evidence as possible to determine the effect of core training on balance, throwing/hitting velocity or distance, and jumping in healthy subjects, identify the possible differences between isolated and combined core training on performance and study training and sample variables related to performance. PRISMA guidelines were followed, and a systematic search was performed in the Scopus, Web of Science, Sports Discuss, and PubMed databases with no date restrictions until November 2022. The studies were considered for this meta-analysis following PICO; a) randomized control trials and randomized allocation studies with healthy subjects and > 12 years old b)isolated or combined core training programs with a minimum of 4 weeks in length; c) athletic performance outcomes for balance, throw/hit, and jump variables should be measured; d) sufficient data to calculate effect sizes. The Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach were used for assessing methodological quality. A total of 3223 studies were identified, 22 studies were included in the systematic review and 21 for the meta-analysis. We observed that core training improved balance outcomes (ES = 1.17; p < 0.0001), throwing/hitting velocity (ES = 0.30; p = 0.14), throwing/hitting distance (ES = 3.42; p = 0.03), vertical jumping (ES = 0.69; p = 0.0003), and horizontal jump (ES = 0.84; p = 0.01). Our findings indicate that core training improved different variables of performance such as balance, throw/hit, and vertical and horizontal jump.
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