Functional and Muscle-Size Effects of Flywheel Resistance Training with Eccentric-Overload in Professional Handball Players

Maroto-Izquierdo, Sergio; García-López, David; Paz, José Antonio de

doi:10.1515/hukin-2017-0096

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“…coffee) substances 24 hours prior to the experimental sessions. 15 All sessions were performed between 10:00 AM and 14:00 PM, at least 48 hours after the last competition or training session to avoid the effects of accumulated fatigue on performance. Page 2 of 10 with hands on hips to prevent the influence of arm swing.…”

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“…Moreover, flywheel devices have the advantage of being easily transportable compared to traditional weightlifting devices, supporting their utilization in an applied context. While EOL has been extensively studied as a training strategy, 1,12,13,15,16 the topic remains relatively unexplored as an approach to stimulate PAP effects. In particular, the modalities necessary to optimally elicit a PAP response, via manipulation of intensity (inertia) and volume (number of sets), affecting the fatigue-potentiation relationship and the consequent time-course of the PAP effects, are still unknown.…”

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Effect of Volume on Eccentric Overload–Induced Postactivation Potentiation of Jumps

Keijzer¹,

McErlain-Naylor²,

Iacono³

et al. 2020

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Purpose: To investigate the postactivation potentiation (PAP) effects of different eccentric overload (EOL) exercise volumes on countermovement-jump (CMJ) and standing-long-jump (LJ) performance. Methods: In total, 13 male university soccer players participated in a crossover design study following a familiarization period. Control (no PAP) CMJ and LJ performances were recorded, and 3 experimental protocols were performed in a randomized order: 1, 2, or 3 sets of 6 repetitions of flywheel EOL half-squats (inertia = 0.029 kg·m2). Performance of CMJ and LJ was measured 3 and 6 minutes after all experimental conditions. The time course and magnitude of the PAP were compared between conditions. Results: Meaningful positive PAP effects were reported for CMJ after 2 (Bayes factor [BF10] = 3.15, moderate) and 3 (BF10 = 3.25, moderate) sets but not after 1 set (BF10 = 2.10, anecdotal). Meaningful positive PAP effects were reported for LJ after 2 (BF10 = 3.05, moderate) and 3 (BF10 = 3.44, moderate) sets but not after 1 set (BF10 = 0.53, anecdotal). The 2- and 3-set protocols resulted in meaningful positive PAP effects on both CMJ and LJ after 6 minutes but not after 3 minutes. Conclusion: This study reported beneficial effects of multiset EOL exercise over a single set. A minimum of 2 sets of flywheel EOL half-squats are required to induce PAP effects on CMJ and LJ performance of male university soccer players. Rest intervals of around 6 minutes (>3 min) are required to maximize the PAP effects via multiple sets of EOL exercise. However, further research is needed to clarify the optimal EOL protocol configurations for PAP response.

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Effect of Volume on Eccentric Overload–Induced Postactivation Potentiation of Jumps

Keijzer¹,

McErlain-Naylor²,

Iacono³

et al. 2020

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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“…Flywheel RE induces muscle adaptations in terms of force, power, and hypertrophy that typically exceed those produced by regular free weights or weight-stack (Maroto-Izquierdo et al 2017a;Maroto-Izquierdo et al 2017b;Norrbrand et al 2008). However, when it comes to D r a f t exercise-induced strength adaptations, this view has been recently challenged (Vicens-Bordas et al 2018).…”

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“…Part of this controversy is due to the inherent difficulties to directly compare flywheel vs. conventional RE protocols in terms of volume and/or intensity, for example. In addition to this, all the studies that have compared these two exercise regimes have used a parallel-group design (Maroto-Izquierdo et al 2017a;Vicens-Bordas et al 2018). This type of analysis is greatly influenced by the inter-individual variability in baseline values and responsiveness to training (Timmons 2011).…”

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Regional and muscle-specific adaptations in knee extensor hypertrophy using flywheel versus conventional weight-stack resistance exercise

Lundberg

García-Gutiérrez

Mandić

et al. 2019

Appl. Physiol. Nutr. Metab.

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This study compared the effects of the most frequently employed protocols of flywheel (FW) versus weight-stack (WS) resistance exercise (RE) on regional and muscle-specific adaptations of the knee extensors. Sixteen men (n = 8) and women (n = 8) performed 8 weeks (2–3 days/week) of knee extension RE employing FW technology on 1 leg (4 × 7 repetitions), while the contralateral leg performed regular WS training (4 × 8–12 repetitions). Maximal strength (1-repetition maximum (1RM) in WS) and peak FW power were determined before and after training for both legs. Partial muscle volume of vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), vastus intermedius (VI), and rectus femoris (RF) were measured using magnetic resonance imaging. Additionally, quadriceps cross-sectional area was assessed at a proximal and a distal site. There were no differences (P > 0.05) between FW versus WS in muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris (8% vs. 9%), VL (10% vs. 11%), VM (6% vs. 8%), VI (5% vs. 5%), or RF (17% vs. 17%). Muscle hypertrophy tended (P = 0.09) to be greater at the distal compared with the proximal site, but there was no interaction with exercise method. Increases in 1RM and FW peak power were similar across legs, yet the increase in 1RM was greater in men (31%) than in women (20%). These findings suggest that FW and WS training induces comparable muscle-specific hypertrophy of the knee extensors. Given that these robust muscular adaptations were brought about with markedly fewer repetitions in the FW compared with WS, it seems FW training can be recommended as a particularly time-efficient exercise paradigm.

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“…When interpreting the findings of the comparative FIT literature, it is important to consider the quality of the prescribed training programs. For example, a number of existing training studies compared training with the flywheel device with weight stack machine training [93,95,110,113] while other studies compared FIT to a control condition that included no additional training [98,111].…”

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Implementing Eccentric Resistance Training—Part 1: A Brief Review of Existing Methods

Suchomel

Wagle²,

Douglas³

et al. 2019

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The purpose of this review was to provide a physiological rationale for the use of eccentric resistance training and to provide an overview of the most commonly prescribed eccentric training methods. Based on the existing literature, there is a strong physiological rationale for the incorporation of eccentric training into a training program for an individual seeking to maximize muscle size, strength, and power. Specific adaptations may include an increase in muscle cross-sectional area, force output, and fiber shortening velocities, all of which have the potential to benefit power production characteristics. Tempo eccentric training, flywheel inertial training, accentuated eccentric loading, and plyometric training are commonly implemented in applied contexts. These methods tend to involve different force absorption characteristics and thus, overload the muscle or musculotendinous unit in different ways during lengthening actions. For this reason, they may produce different magnitudes of improvement in hypertrophy, strength, and power. The constraints to which they are implemented can have a marked effect on the characteristics of force absorption and therefore, could affect the nature of the adaptive response. However, the versatility of the constraints when prescribing these methods mean that they can be effectively implemented to induce these adaptations within a variety of populations.

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Functional and Muscle-Size Effects of Flywheel Resistance Training with Eccentric-Overload in Professional Handball Players

Cited by 81 publications

References 32 publications

Effect of Volume on Eccentric Overload–Induced Postactivation Potentiation of Jumps

Effect of Volume on Eccentric Overload–Induced Postactivation Potentiation of Jumps

Regional and muscle-specific adaptations in knee extensor hypertrophy using flywheel versus conventional weight-stack resistance exercise

Implementing Eccentric Resistance Training—Part 1: A Brief Review of Existing Methods

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