Postactivation potentiation as an ergogenic aid for sprint kayakers

• Main Author: Soh, Sze Ying
• Other Authors: Tiago Barbosa
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66608
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...