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Sports, Volume 7, Issue 10

October 2019 - 13 articles

Cover Story: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different combinations of concentric and eccentric resistance training programs on traditional and alternative hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q) ratios. Our findings suggest eccentric exercise for quadriceps and hamstrings as the most beneficial training program for inducing increases in the traditional functional H:Q ratio. However, different resistance training strategies may be needed to also elicit increases in the alternative rate of torque development, muscle size, and muscle activation H:Q ratios for fully restoring muscle balance and reducing potential hamstrings and knee ligament injury risk. View this paper.

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9 Citations

11,997 Views

9 Pages

A Comparison of Machine versus Free-Weight Squats for the Enhancement of Lower-Body Power, Speed, and Change-of-Direction Ability during an Initial Training Phase of Recreationally-Active Women

Neil A. Schwarz,
Sean P. Harper,
Andy Waldhelm,
Sarah K. McKinley-Barnard,
Shelley L. Holden and
John E. Kovaleski

Sports2019, 7(10), 215;https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100215

30 September 2019

The purpose of this study was to examine differences between a free-weight squat (FWS) and machine squat (MS) during an initial resistance training phase for augmentation of performance tests in recreationally active women. Twenty-seven women (22.7 ±...

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46 Citations

6,881 Views

9 Pages

Is Physical Performance a Differentiating Element between More or Less Successful Football Teams?

Jose Antonio Asian Clemente,
Bernardo Requena,
Igor Jukic,
Jack Nayler,
Alfredo Santalla Hernández and
Christopher Carling

Sports2019, 7(10), 216;https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100216

30 September 2019

This study investigated the time-motion characteristics of football teams in the Spanish first division, in relation to their final competitive level as defined by league position (Champions League, Europa League, Upper mid-table, lower mid-table and...

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20 Citations

9,099 Views

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Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Ratio in Female Athletes with a Previous Hamstring Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, and Controls

Eleftherios Kellis,
Nikiforos Galanis and
Nikolaos Kofotolis

Sports2019, 7(10), 214;https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7100214

28 September 2019

Muscle strength imbalances around the knee are often observed in athletes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery and hamstring muscle injury. This study examined three hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q) strength ratio types (conventional, functio...

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