ArticleTranslational sports medicine2022
Effects of High and Low Training Volume with the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Strength, Jump Height, and Sprint Performance in Female Football Players: A Randomised Trial.
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- Benchmarking the Physical Performance Qualities in Women's Football: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Across the Performance Scale.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of high vs. low volume of the nordic hamstring curl on hamstring muscle architecture and eccentric strength in soccer players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of Two Posterior Chain Strength Training Protocols on Performance and Injury Incidence in Elite Youth Football Players.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- The effects of three hamstring programmes on strength and sprinting performance in female footballers: A randomised controlled trial.PloS one · 2026Trial
- Nordic hamstring exercises in functional knee rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a prospective, randomised, controlled study.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Low-volume Nordic hamstring training improves change-of-direction performance more than higher volumes in youth soccer players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Is the FIFA 11+ Warm-Up Effective for Inducing Acute Knee Adaptations in Recreational Soccer Players?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Age and Sex Differences in Physical Performance Among Adolescent Team Sport Athletes.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Maximal isometric and eccentric hamstring strength is influenced by body mass and additional load: Does the critical point at which peak knee flexor force is achieved play a role?Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Performing Nordic hamstring strength testing with additional weight affects the maximal eccentric force measured: do not compare apples to oranges.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
The evidence-based hamstring strengthening programme for prevention of hamstring injuries is not adopted by football teams because of its high training volume. This study on female football players investigated if high-volume training with the Nordic hamstring exercise is more effective on hamstring strength, jump height, and sprint performance than low-volume training. We also examined the time course of changes in muscle strength during the intervention period. Forty-five female football players were randomised to a high- (21 sessions, 538 total reps) or low-volume group (10 sessions, 144 total reps) and performed an 8-week training intervention with the Nordic hamstring exercise during the preseason. We tested hamstring strength (maximal eccentric force with NordBord and maximal eccentric torque with isokinetic dynamometer), jump height, and 40 m sprint before and after the intervention. The NordBord test was also performed during training weeks 4 and 6. Both groups increased maximal eccentric force (high-volume: 29 N (10%), 95% CI: 19-38 N,
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