Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers

Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that enhances acute muscular performance after a conditioning contraction. When a heavy resistance workout is performed prior to an exercise performance puts muscles in a potentiated state, which may enhance subsequent exercise performances. The purp...

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Main Author: Soh, Sze Ying
Other Authors: Tiago Barbosa
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-666082020-09-27T20:22:30Z Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers Soh, Sze Ying Tiago Barbosa National Institute of Education Singapore Sports Institute DRNTU::Science Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that enhances acute muscular performance after a conditioning contraction. When a heavy resistance workout is performed prior to an exercise performance puts muscles in a potentiated state, which may enhance subsequent exercise performances. The purpose of this study is to find out whether kayak-specific resistance (KSR) can induce PAP to improve short kayak sprints. Ten participants (males, n=6; females, n=4) from the Singapore National Kayaking Team participated in the study. All participants first go through 1RM testing on the seated single-arm row machine. Thereafter, they went through an on-land determination of individualized PAP latency period with a preload protocol of 3 repetitions at 91% 1RM on the seated row machine before peak output measurements at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 minutes. With the individualized rest interval obtained, participants underwent an on-water 30-m sprint with a KSR (using tennis balls) in the experimental condition (EXP) and no preload in the control condition (CON). Performance was measured with boat velocity at the 0-m and 30-m mark and 30-m sprint times. No significant differences in 30-m sprint times and boat velocity was observed between CON and EXP (p > 0.05). It was concluded that the KSR was not an effective PAP inducing tool to improve kayak sprint performance. Bachelor of Science (Sport Science and Management) 2016-04-19T00:59:55Z 2016-04-19T00:59:55Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66608 en 52 p. application/pdf
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Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
description Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that enhances acute muscular performance after a conditioning contraction. When a heavy resistance workout is performed prior to an exercise performance puts muscles in a potentiated state, which may enhance subsequent exercise performances. The purpose of this study is to find out whether kayak-specific resistance (KSR) can induce PAP to improve short kayak sprints. Ten participants (males, n=6; females, n=4) from the Singapore National Kayaking Team participated in the study. All participants first go through 1RM testing on the seated single-arm row machine. Thereafter, they went through an on-land determination of individualized PAP latency period with a preload protocol of 3 repetitions at 91% 1RM on the seated row machine before peak output measurements at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 minutes. With the individualized rest interval obtained, participants underwent an on-water 30-m sprint with a KSR (using tennis balls) in the experimental condition (EXP) and no preload in the control condition (CON). Performance was measured with boat velocity at the 0-m and 30-m mark and 30-m sprint times. No significant differences in 30-m sprint times and boat velocity was observed between CON and EXP (p > 0.05). It was concluded that the KSR was not an effective PAP inducing tool to improve kayak sprint performance.
author2 Tiago Barbosa
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Soh, Sze Ying
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title Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
title_short Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
title_full Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
title_fullStr Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
title_full_unstemmed Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers
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