Effect of eccentric overload through isoinertial technology in basketball players

Abstract The present study investigated the effect of eccentric overload on professional basketball players. Participants were 8 players aged 18-25 years who play in a Leb Oro League team. There was an 8 week training cycle with 1 weekly session of half squats. The control group performed training following a traditional methodology – using free weights – whereas the experimental group used inertial technology, that is, the ProSquat machine from Proinertial ®. Both vertical jump and 30-meter sprint were assessed before and after intervention. The following conclusions were reached: a) strength training with vertical vector improves the 30-meter sprint test and also the vertical jump; b) training program that affects the eccentric overload of the movem ent results in more improvements than traditional training with the same duration; c) training in the vertical vector also has an impact on the way force is manifested in the horizontal vector, showing improvements in the 30-meter sprint.Resumo O presente estudo investigou o efeito da sobrecarga exc êntrica em jogadores profissionais de basquetebol. Os participantes foram 8 jogadores de uma equipe da Leb Gold League entre 18 e 25 anos. Um ciclo de treinamento de 8 semanas foi realizado com 1 sessão semanal no exercício de meio agachamento. O grupo controle realizou o treinamento com metodolo gia tradicional, com pesos livres, e o grupo experimental, por meio de tecnologia inercial, com a máquina ProSquat, Proinertial®...
Source: Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano - Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research