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ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Rethinking Warm-Up in Overhead Exercise: Acute Shoulder Responses to a Strength- and Mobility-Oriented Protocol in Youth Athletes.

Andrea Pagliaro, Alessia Boatta, Anna Alioto, Roberta Cottone, Domenico Nuzzo, Pasquale Picone, Cristina Cortis, Andrea Fusco, Magdalena Dzitkowska-Zabielska, Giuseppe Messina and 1 more

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Andrea PagliaroSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-3526-6382
Alessia BoattaDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele University, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-7572-2763
Anna AliotoSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Roberta CottoneSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-5506-8737
Domenico NuzzoInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4325-417X
Pasquale PiconeInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), 90146 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-2828-1912
Cristina CortisDepartment of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9643-5532
Andrea FuscoDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9090-4454
Magdalena Dzitkowska-ZabielskaFaculty of Physical Education, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, 80-336 Gdansk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7375-9814
Giuseppe MessinaDepartment of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele University, 00166 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2774-4950
Patrizia ProiaSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0326-5560

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Abstract

Overhead sports place high demands on the shoulder complex, making warm-up specificity relevant for acute readiness. This randomized controlled pilot trial compared the immediate effects of a shoulder-specific warm-up with a habitual routine in 24 youth competitive overhead athletes (14-20 years), allocated to an experimental group (EG = 12) and a habitual warm-up group (SWG = 12). The warm-up protocol was administered bilaterally to both shoulders, whereas outcome measurements were collected unilaterally, with each shoulder tested separately. Assessments were performed before and immediately after the warm-up protocol. Outcome measures included shoulder flexion range of motion (ROM), handgrip strength, Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability (CKCUES) performance, and post-warm-up Rating of Perceived Exertion (RPE; Borg CR-10). A significant group-by-time interaction was found for right shoulder flexion ROM (

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CKCUEShandgrip strengthoverhead athletesshoulder warm-upupper extremity performanceyouth athletes

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PMCPMC13211298

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