Date of Award

Spring 4-8-2024

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Kinesiology and Health

First Advisor

J. Andrew Doyle

Second Advisor

Michael Martino

Third Advisor

Christopher Ingalls

Fourth Advisor

Jerry Wu

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the potentiation effect of a conditioning activity (CA) on a high velocity movement (HVM) that occurs in a different biomechanical plane. Previous studies have shown an increase in HVM performance following a CA that is biomechanically similar, but it is unknown whether this phenomenon will occur when the two movements (CA and HVM) are biomechanically dissimilar, i.e. occurs in a different movement plane. This study employed a within-subject, repeated measures design. Male collegiate athletes underwent four experimental sessions; one involving no potentiation warm up, one involving a biomechanically dissimilar CA, and two involving a biomechanically similar CA (one being sagittal plane movements and one being transverse/frontal plane movements) prior to a high velocity movement performance task. The subjects were tested on a rotational medicine ball throw and vertical jump as the HVM following the warmup conditions. Force-velocity measures were taken during the HVM to determine the potentiation effect of the different testing conditions. The results of this study showed a significant increase in multiple force variables (peak force, relative peak force, horizontal peak force, and horizontal rate of force development) of both the back leg and lead leg in a transverse plane HVM following a transverse plane CA, or biomechanically similar action, confirming existing literature. However, no significant increase in transverse HVM was seen following a sagittal CA, i.e. when the HVM was in a biomechanically dissimilar plane of motion. These results suggest that potentiation is dependent on the biomechanical aspects of the CA used.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/36938439

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