Effects of Flywheel vs. Traditional Resistance Training on Neuromuscular Performance of Elite Ice Hockey Players

Puustinen, Jari; Venojärvi, Mika; Haverinen, Marko; Lundberg, Tommy R.

doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000004159

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“…Nonetheless, caution is also warranted with such outcomes largely dependent upon appropriate movement familiarization and technique [2,13]. Although future investigation into the effects of training experience on strength outcomes is warranted [31], weekly or bi-weekly flywheel training can be considered a viable method to enhance strength with athletes [20,21,57,61]. More recently, interventions individualizing and progressively increasing inertia have been performed-enhancing performance and strength measures similarly to traditional resistance training [61,62].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although future investigation into the effects of training experience on strength outcomes is warranted [31], weekly or bi-weekly flywheel training can be considered a viable method to enhance strength with athletes [20,21,57,61]. More recently, interventions individualizing and progressively increasing inertia have been performed-enhancing performance and strength measures similarly to traditional resistance training [61,62]. Nonetheless, future investigation into the effects of optimal frequency, varying training specificity, individualization, and appropriate progression criteria are necessary to develop application [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The effect of flywheel training on strength and physical capacities in sporting and healthy populations: An umbrella review

2022

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The aim of this umbrella review was to provide a detailed summary of how flywheel training enhances strength and physical capacities in healthy and athletic populations. The eleven reviews included were analyzed for methodological quality according to the Assessing the Methodological Quality of Systematic Review 2 (AMSTAR 2) and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Two were systematic reviews, six were systematic reviews with meta-analyses and three were narrative reviews. Although the included reviews support use of flywheel training with athletic and healthy populations, the umbrella review highlights disparity in methodological quality and over-reporting of studies (38 studies were included overall). Flywheel post-activation performance enhancement protocols can effectively enhance strength and physical capacities acutely with athletes and healthy populations. All relevant reviews support flywheel training as a valid alternative to traditional resistance training for enhancing muscular strength, power, and jump performance with untrained and trained populations alike. Similarly, reviews included report flywheel training enhances change of direction performance—although conclusions are based on a limited number of investigations. However, the reviews investigating the effect of flywheel training on sprint performance highlight some inconsistency in attained improvements with elite athletes (e.g., soccer players). To optimize training outcomes, it is recommended practitioners individualize (i.e., create inertia-power or inertia-velocity profiles) and periodize flywheel training using the latest guidelines. This umbrella review provides an analysis of the literature’s strengths and limitations, creating a clear scope for future investigations.

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Section: Plos Onementioning

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The effect of flywheel training on strength and physical capacities in sporting and healthy populations: An umbrella review

2022

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“…Because of the relevance of power outputs in sport performance (e.g., team sports), a large number of studies have analyzed the effects of flywheel training programs on this variable (14,19,21,23,24,(29)(30)(31)(32)36,38), which has been measured usually as peak power or mean power. Regarding the upper limbs (i.e., elbow joint), only 3 studies investigated the effectiveness of flywheel training programs (24,29,30).…”

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“…Unfortunately, only Maroto-Izquierdo et al (24) reported the moments of inertia used (0.025 and 0.074 kg$m 2 ), which is a limitation of the current literature. The majority of the studies have focused on developing power in the lower limbs and report improvements of 8.3-37.9% after flywheel training programs (14,19,20,23,31,32,36,38). The main configuration used in these studies was 4 sets of 7 repetitions over 5-6 weeks.…”

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Considerations to Optimize Strength and Muscle Mass Gains Through Flywheel Resistance Devices: A Narrative Review

Raya-González

Castillo

Keijzer

et al. 2022

Strength &Amp; Conditioning Journal

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Flywheel (FW) resistance training is a valid and time-efficient method to improve force production and muscular hypertrophy. However, no definitive consensus exists regarding FW parameters for optimizing chronic training responses. Therefore, this review aims to examine the FW training literature and provide evidence-based conclusions and practical applications for practitioners. This review reports that FW resistance training is a valid strategy to improve force, power, and hypertrophy responses; however, differences with traditional training programs have not been clearly established. It is not possible to state that FW training is superior to traditional resistance training methodologies. Moreover, the differences between populations and sex should be studied in further depth to establish robust conclusions. Finally, this review reports variables (duration, volume, and intensity) that should be adopted to improve force, power, and hypertrophy responses—even though future research is needed to establish the appropriate training dose for specific populations.

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“…Specifically, the measurement of concentric and eccentric peak power (and the eccentric:concentric peak power ratio) have become more frequently utilized (Muñoz-López et al, 2021a). The literature has attempted to quantify how moments of inertia impact flywheel resistance training measures (such as peak power) to improve training outcomes and load management (Sabido et al, 2018;Muñoz-López et al, 2021b;O'Brien et al, 2021;Puustinen et al, 2021). Altering inertia (analyzed at group level rather than individually) did not affect peak power or trunk lean, but did alter velocity-highlighting that not all training variables may be equally effective for determining training intensity (McErlain-Naylor and Beato, 2020;Worcester et al, 2020).…”

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The Effect of Flywheel Inertia on Peak Power and Its Inter-session Reliability During Two Unilateral Hamstring Exercises: Leg Curl and Hip Extension

Keijzer

McErlain-Naylor²,

Beato³

2022

Front. Sports Act. Living

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This study investigated the effect of flywheel moment of inertia (0.029, 0.061, and 0.089 kg·m2) on concentric and eccentric peak power and eccentric:concentric peak power ratio during unilateral flywheel leg curl and hip extension exercises. Moreover, the inter-session reliability of peak power was analyzed during both exercises. Twenty amateur male soccer athletes attended five visits—performing three sets of eight repetitions of either unilateral leg curl or hip extension (all three moments of inertias) during each visit. For the unilateral leg curl, there were no differences in any measure between moments of inertia (p = 0.479) but a higher eccentric than concentric peak power for all moments of inertia (p < 0.001). For the unilateral hip extension, differences between moments of inertia were reported for all measures (p < 0.05). Specifically, the lowest moment of inertia elicited the greatest concentric peak power (p = 0.022), there were no differences with the medium inertia (p = 0.391), and the greatest moment of inertia obtained the greatest eccentric peak power (p = 0.036). Peak power measures obtained acceptable to excellent reliability while the eccentric:concentric ratio reported unacceptable to good reliability for both exercises. A variety of moments of inertia can elicit high eccentric knee flexor demands during unilateral leg curls, whereas higher moments of inertia are needed to achieve an eccentric-overload in peak power during hip extensions. Different exercises may have different inertia-power relationships. Concentric and eccentric peak power measures should continue to inform training, while the eccentric:concentric ratio should not be used.

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Effects of Flywheel vs. Traditional Resistance Training on Neuromuscular Performance of Elite Ice Hockey Players

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Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

The effect of flywheel training on strength and physical capacities in sporting and healthy populations: An umbrella review

The effect of flywheel training on strength and physical capacities in sporting and healthy populations: An umbrella review

Considerations to Optimize Strength and Muscle Mass Gains Through Flywheel Resistance Devices: A Narrative Review

The Effect of Flywheel Inertia on Peak Power and Its Inter-session Reliability During Two Unilateral Hamstring Exercises: Leg Curl and Hip Extension

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