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The effectiveness of 8-week force-velocity optimised training was assessed in highly trained professional rugby league (RL) athletes. Players (age 24 ± years; body mass 94.9 ± 21.6 kg; height 181.3 ± 6.0 cm) were strength-matched and assigned to a force-velocity optimised group (OP; n=15) or a general strength-power group (GP; n=14). Tests conducted pre-and post-training included 10m, 20-m sprints, 3 repetition-maximum (3RM) squat and squat jumps (SJ) over five load conditions to ascertain vertical force-velocity relationship. ANCOVA revealed there was a group effect for forcevelocity deficit (P<0.001), with the OP two-fold greater than the GP group (OP pre: 51.13 ± 31.42%,

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