ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2025
The effects of an 8-week French Contrast Training program on lower limb strength and power in elite martial arts athletes.
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- Effects of 10-week French contrast training on lower-limb power, short-distance acceleration, and change-of-direction performance in female collegiate basketball players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of an eight-week French contrast training program on lower-limb explosive power, acceleration, and muscle strength in male college badminton players.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Lower limb strength and power are critical for martial arts athletes to perform complex movements such as aerial outward swings. French Contrast Training (FCT), which integrates heavy compound exercises, plyometrics, and assisted plyometric movements into a single session, has been proposed to elicit superior neuromuscular adaptations. However, the effectiveness of FCT in elite martial arts athletes remains unclear. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of an 8-week FCT program on lower limb strength and power in elite martial arts athletes. Methods: In total, 24 elite male martial arts athletes were randomly assigned to the FCT group ( Results: The FCT group showed significantly greater improvements than the control group in IMTP (MFO: Conclusions: This study provides preliminary evidence that French Contrast Training effectively enhances lower body strength and power in elite martial arts athletes.
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