Temporal response of post-activation performance enhancement induced by a plyometric conditioning activity

Marcos Vinicius Casais Barreto; Juliana Ferreira da Silva Telles; Marcela Rodrigues de Castro; Thiago Teixeira Mendes; Caio Portela Rodrigues; Victor Hugo de Freitas

doi:10.3389/fspor.2023.1209960

Temporal response of post-activation performance enhancement induced by a plyometric conditioning activity

Front Sports Act Living. 2023 Jun 27:5:1209960. doi: 10.3389/fspor.2023.1209960. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Marcos Vinicius Casais Barreto¹, Juliana Ferreira da Silva Telles², Marcela Rodrigues de Castro^{1

2}, Thiago Teixeira Mendes², Caio Portela Rodrigues², Victor Hugo de Freitas^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
² Department of Physic Education, Faculty of Education, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.

Abstract

Introduction: To better understand the post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) effect promoted by a plyometric conditioning activity (CA), the aim of this study was to investigate the temporal response of PAPE after a plyometric CA.

Methods: Fourteen healthy and active adults visited the laboratory 3 times, with an interval of 7 days between each visit. On the first day they were familiarized with the countermovement jump (CMJ) test and plyometric CA. In the second and third visits, participants performed either plyometric CA or control (remaining seated) in a crossover design. The CMJ test was performed pre and 1-, 3-, 6-, and 9-min post the plyometric CA or control. The comparisons were performed using the repeated measure two-factor ANOVA and Bonferroni adjustment (significance level adopted P ≤ 0.05).

Results: Time (P < 0.01), condition (P < 0.01), and interaction (P < 0.01) effects were reported for CMJ comparisons. For the control condition, CMJ increased at 3 min compared to pre (P = 0.03) and at 3 min compared to 1 min (P = 0.03). For the plyometric CA, CMJ increased at 1- (P < 0.01), 3- (P < 0.01), and 6-min (P = 0.02) compared to pre. For condition comparisons, CMJ was different at 1- (P < 0.01), 3- (P < 0.01), 6- (P < 0.01), and 9-min (P = 0.02). The Effect size of the comparisons of all moments compared to pre was null (d < 0.20) for control and small (d < 0.50) for plyometric CA.

Discussion: It is possible to conclude that the plyometric CA promoted a PAPE effect for up to 9-min. Strength and conditioning coaches and practitioners may consider multiple sets of plyometric CA to produce immediate enhancement of power in the lower limbs.

Keywords: countermovement jump; exercise; plyometrics; post-activation potentiation; power.

Grants and funding

The authors received financial support for the publication of the article from the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES (PROGRAMA DE APOIO À PUBLICAÇÕES CIENTÍFICAS 2023 - UFBA).