PMID- 29309389 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190514 LR - 20190514 IS - 1533-4287 (Electronic) IS - 1064-8011 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 4 DP - 2019 Apr TI - Acute Effects of Back Squats on Countermovement Jump Performance Across Multiple Sets of a Contrast Training Protocol in Resistance-Trained Men. PG - 995-1000 LID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002422 [doi] AB - Bauer, P, Sansone, P, Mitter, B, Makivic, B, Seitz, LB, and Tschan, H. Acute effects of back squats on countermovement jump performance across multiple sets of a contrast training protocol in resistance-trained men. J Strength Cond Res 33(4): 995-1000, 2019-This study was designed to evaluate the voluntary postactivation potentiation (PAP) effects of moderate-intensity (MI) or high-intensity (HI) back squat exercises on countermovement jump (CMJ) performance across multiple sets of a contrast training protocol. Sixty resistance-trained male subjects (age, 23.3 +/- 3.3 years; body mass, 86.0 +/- 13.9 kg; and parallel back squat 1-repetition maximum [1-RM], 155.2 +/- 30.0 kg) participated in a randomized, crossover study. After familiarization, the subjects visited the laboratory on 3 separate occasions. They performed a contrast PAP protocol comprising 3 sets of either MI (6 x 60% of 1-RM) or HI back squats (4 x 90% of 1-RM) or 20 seconds of recovery (CTRL) alternated with 7 CMJs that were performed at 15 seconds, and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 minutes after the back squats or recovery. Jump height and relative peak power output recorded with a force platform during MI and HI conditions were compared with those recorded during control condition to calculate the voluntary PAP effect. Countermovement jump performance was decreased immediately after the squats but increased across all 3 sets of MI and HI between 3 and 7 minutes after recovery. However, voluntary PAP effects were small or trivial, and no difference between the 3 sets could be found. These findings demonstrate that practitioners can use MI and HI back squats to potentiate CMJs across a contrast training protocol, but a minimum of 3 minutes of recovery after the squats is needed to benefit from voluntary PAP. FAU - Bauer, Pascal AU - Bauer P AD - Center for Sports Science and University Sports, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Sansone, Pierpaolo AU - Sansone P AD - University of Rome "Foro Italico," Rome, Italy. FAU - Mitter, Benedikt AU - Mitter B AD - Center for Sports Science and University Sports, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. FAU - Makivic, Bojan AU - Makivic B AD - University of Applied Science, St. Polten, Austria. FAU - Seitz, Laurent B AU - Seitz LB AD - Center for Exercise and Sport Science Research, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia. FAU - Tschan, Harald AU - Tschan H AD - Center for Sports Science and University Sports, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - J Strength Cond Res JT - Journal of strength and conditioning research JID - 9415084 SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Athletic Performance/*physiology MH - Cross-Over Studies MH - Exercise Test MH - Humans MH - Male MH - *Movement MH - *Muscle Strength MH - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology MH - Random Allocation MH - Recovery of Function MH - Resistance Training/*methods MH - Time Factors MH - Young Adult EDAT- 2018/01/09 06:00 MHDA- 2019/05/15 06:00 CRDT- 2018/01/09 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/09 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/05/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/09 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002422 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Strength Cond Res. 2019 Apr;33(4):995-1000. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002422.