Post-activation Potentiation: Increasing Power Output in the Block Power Clean

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dc.access.optionOpen Access
dc.contributor.advisorMahar, Matthew
dc.contributor.advisorKemble, Charles
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Dennis Ray
dc.contributor.departmentKinesiology
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T15:12:36Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T15:12:36Z
dc.date.created2016-08
dc.date.issued2016-05-02
dc.date.submittedAugust 2016
dc.date.updated2016-06-14T13:46:34Z
dc.degree.departmentKinesiology
dc.degree.disciplineHealth Fitness Specialist
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelUndergraduate
dc.degree.nameBS
dc.description.abstractThe effect of post-activation potentiation has been shown to increase both jumping height and sprinting over short distances (Wilson, et al., 2013). PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine if a PAP protocol could also enhance bar-velocity (m/s) in the block power clean, a movement commonly used in strength and conditioning to enhance explosive athletic attributes such as jumping and sprinting. METHODS: ECU throwers (n=6, 67% male) participated in two session separated by three to 14 days. The first session consisted of a three-to-five repetition max of the block power clean using the Auto-regulated Progressive Resistance Exercise method, vertical jump, and a training history questionnaire. During the second session, participants performed a series of trials testing peak bar-velocity of the block power clean following a 6-second maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC). Rest times were counter-balanced, varied between 15 and 120 seconds of rest between the MVIC and block power clean. Mean differences and effect sizes were calculated on the peak bar-velocities. RESULTS: Our results indicate that 15, 30, 90, and 120 seconds rest increase the peak bar-velocity. The highest effect size (ES= 1.159) and mean difference (MD= 0.123) were seen with 90 seconds of rest compared to the baseline. CONCLUSION: These initial findings suggest that the effects of post-activation Potentiation can increase peak bar-velocity of the block power clean in collegiate athletes when given appropriate rest. These finding hold important implications for training applications, however, further analysis and testing is needed.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/5641
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectPost-activation Potentiation
dc.subjectstrength and conditioning
dc.subjectathletics
dc.titlePost-activation Potentiation: Increasing Power Output in the Block Power Clean
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