PMID- 29228409
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190211
LR  - 20190215
IS  - 1439-1236 (Electronic)
IS  - 0932-0555 (Linking)
VI  - 31
IP  - 4
DP  - 2017 Dec
TI  - Short-Term Effects of Combined High-Intensity Strength and Sprint Interval 
      Training on Anthropometric Characteristics and Physical Performance of Elite Team 
      Handball Players.
PG  - 231-239
LID - 10.1055/s-0043-120884 [doi]
AB  - Muscular strength and speed are critical physical factors in determining the 
      technical and tactical skills of elite team handball players. This study thus 
      investigated the effect of high-intensity muscular strength and sprint interval 
      training (SIT) on lower limb explosive performance and anthropometric 
      characteristics in 22 male handball athletes aged 20.2 +/- 0.1 years. A training 
      group (TG, n = 12) and a control group (CG, n = 10) were followed over 8 weeks 
      parallel to regular handball training. The TG received combined additional 
      high-intensity muscular strength and interval training twice per week during this 
      period. The muscular training was comprised of 3 - 4 sets of 70 - 85 % of 1-RM 
      (repetition maximum) of dynamic back half squat exercise; followed immediately by 
      a short sprint program with 4, 5, and 6 maximal intensity repetitions of 30 m 
      runs. Strength (1-RM of the half back-squat and bench press), first step (V1S), 
      first 5 m (V5 m), squat jumps (SJ), counter movement jumps (CMJ) and the Modified 
      Agility Test (MAT) were tested at the beginning and end of the study. Significant 
      interaction effects (group x time) were observed for all parameters (eta(2) range: 
      0.531 (MAT) to 0.829 (First 5 m)). All 10 parameters showed relevant intervention 
      effects (d> 0.5) in the TG (highest intervention effect: CMJ: d = 4.05), the mean 
      effect size being d = 1.85. In contrast, scores for the CG either remained 
      unchanged or decreased (d = -0.24). We conclude that combined high-intensity 
      strength and sprint interval training during the competitive season should be 
      recommended to elite male handball players as a means of improving 
      handball-related performance characteristics without compromising other critical 
      aspects of the individual's performance.
CI  - (c) Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart . New York.
FAU - Hermassi, Souhail
AU  - Hermassi S
FAU - Chelly, Mohamed Souhail
AU  - Chelly MS
FAU - Fieseler, Georg
AU  - Fieseler G
FAU - Bartels, Thomas
AU  - Bartels T
FAU - Schulze, Stephan
AU  - Schulze S
FAU - Delank, Karl-Stefan
AU  - Delank KS
FAU - Shepard, Roy J
AU  - Shepard RJ
FAU - Schwesig, Rene
AU  - Schwesig R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Kurzfristige Wirkungen einer Kombination aus hochintensivem Kraft- und 
      Sprint-Intervall-Training auf anthropometrische Eigenschaften und die korperliche 
      Leistung von Handballspielern im Spitzensport.
DEP - 20171211
PL  - Germany
TA  - Sportverletz Sportschaden
JT  - Sportverletzung Sportschaden : Organ der Gesellschaft fur 
      Orthopadisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin
JID - 8904133
SB  - IM
MH  - Anthropometry
MH  - Athletes
MH  - *Athletic Performance
MH  - *High-Intensity Interval Training
MH  - Humans
MH  - Lower Extremity/physiology
MH  - Male
MH  - *Muscle Strength
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
MH  - Young Adult
COIS- Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2017/12/12 06:00
MHDA- 2019/02/12 06:00
CRDT- 2017/12/12 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/12/12 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/02/12 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1055/s-0043-120884 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Sportverletz Sportschaden. 2017 Dec;31(4):231-239. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-120884. 
      Epub 2017 Dec 11.