- Keele University United Kingdom
- Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
- Manouba University Tunisia
- University of Toronto Canada
- York University Canada
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Germany
- MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERS-HALLE-WITTENBERG
- Qatar University Qatar
- Martin Luther Universitat Halle Wittenberg Germany
- University of Toronto Canada
0.16 L) were randomly allocated between experimental (EG) and control (CG) groups. Measures of one-repetition maximal strength included bench press, pull-over, snatch, and clean and jerk. Throwing velocity was investigated by standing, running, and jump throws, and the power of the upper limbs was estimated from the total distance of a 3-kg medicine ball overhead throw. Muscle volumes were estimated anthropometrically. Training sessions comprised 3&ndash
p2 = 0.920, with an almost 20% gain of muscle volume). It can be concluded that 8 weeks of biweekly in-season weightlifting training yielded substantial increases of muscle volume, maximal strength of the upper limbs, and ball throwing velocity in healthy handball players relative to their standard training program.
This study assessed the impact of 8 weeks biweekly in-season weightlifting training on the strength, throwing ability, and body composition of healthy male handball players. Twenty players (age: 21.2 ±
90% of 1RM (repetition maximum). Significant interaction effects (time x group) were found for all strength and throwing variables, ranging from &eta
d = 1.61) for the standing shot performance. Significant interaction effects were also detected for all anthropometric parameters (body mass: &eta
d = 6.65) and effect size (d = 6.44) for the medicine ball throw, and the smallest (about 23%, &Delta
p2 = 0.887 (medicine ball throw), with the largest between-group difference (more than 40%, &Delta
4 sets of explosive weightlifting exercise at 75%&ndash
1.4%, upper limb muscle volume: 3.16 ±
0.7 years, height: 1.83 ±
0.08 m, body mass: 83.3 ±
p2 = 0.595 (pull-over) to &eta
upper limb muscle volume: &eta
7.5 kg, body fat: 13.2 ±
body fat: &eta
p2 = 0.433
p2 = 0.391