PMID- 33146489
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210526
LR  - 20210526
IS  - 1827-1928 (Electronic)
IS  - 0022-4707 (Linking)
VI  - 61
IP  - 5
DP  - 2021 May
TI  - The relationship between isometric mid-thigh pull variables and athletic 
      performance measures: empirical study of English professional soccer players and 
      meta-analysis of extant literature.
PG  - 645-655
LID - 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11205-2 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: There is currently limited evidence available to support the use of 
      the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) within professional soccer. The aim of this 
      study was to analyze the association between IMTP variables, with common markers 
      of athletic performance capability. METHODS: Eleven professional development 
      soccer players (age: 20+/-2 years, stature: 1.82+/-0.10 m, mass: 76.4+/-12.8 kg) 
      performed IMTP, 5 m and 10 m accelerations, maximal sprint speed (MSS), 
      countermovement jump (CMJ), and the 505 change of direction test (COD). RESULTS: 
      Relative and absolute peak force (PF) and force at 50, 100, 150 and 200 ms values 
      were measured during the IMTP. Relative F150, F200, PF displayed large to very 
      large correlations with MSS (r=0.51, r=0.66, and r=0.76 respectively), while 
      absolute PF also displayed a large correlation with MSS (r=0.57). Relative and 
      absolute PF showed large correlations with CMJ height (r=0.54 and r=0.55 
      respectively). Relative F150 and F200 highlighted large correlations with COD 
      ability (r=-0.68 and r=-0.60 respectively). Relative F200 and PF had a large 
      negative correlation with 10 m acceleration (r=-0.55 and r=-0.53 respectively). 
      CONCLUSIONS: This study provides an important contribution to knowledge within 
      the area of IMTP testing in professional soccer by evidencing the prominence of 
      the isometric force generating capacity as an underpinning factor in relation to 
      athletic capability.
FAU - Mason, Liam
AU  - Mason L
AD  - University of Stirling, Stirling, UK - lmason@rovers.co.uk.
AD  - Blackburn Rovers Football Club, Lancashire, UK - lmason@rovers.co.uk.
FAU - Kirkland, Andy
AU  - Kirkland A
AD  - University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
FAU - Steele, James
AU  - Steele J
AD  - Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Science, Solent University, Hampshire, UK.
FAU - Wright, James
AU  - Wright J
AD  - Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Science, Solent University, Hampshire, UK.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Meta-Analysis
DEP - 20201104
PL  - Italy
TA  - J Sports Med Phys Fitness
JT  - The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
JID - 0376337
SB  - IM
MH  - Acceleration
MH  - Athletic Performance/*physiology
MH  - Competitive Behavior/*physiology
MH  - Exercise Test
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isometric Contraction
MH  - *Muscle Strength
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
MH  - Soccer/*physiology
MH  - Thigh/*physiology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2020/11/05 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/27 06:00
CRDT- 2020/11/04 09:28
PHST- 2020/11/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/27 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/11/04 09:28 [entrez]
AID - S0022-4707.20.11205-2 [pii]
AID - 10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11205-2 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2021 May;61(5):645-655. doi: 
      10.23736/S0022-4707.20.11205-2. Epub 2020 Nov 4.