Increases in Lower-Body Strength Transfer Positively to Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland) Vol. 44; no. 12; pp. 1693 - 1702
• Main Authors: Seitz, Laurent B., Reyes, Alvaro, Tran, Tai T., de Villarreal, Eduardo Saez, Haff, G. Gregory
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2014; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acceleration; Athletic Performance - physiology; Humans; Lower Extremity - physiology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Muscle Strength - physiology; Physical fitness; Resistance Training - methods; Running - physiology; Sports Medicine; Sports training; Studies; Systematic Review; Weightlifting; Resistance Training; Repetition Maximum; Sprint Time; Plyometric Training; Sprint Performance

Background Although lower-body strength is correlated with sprint performance, whether increases in lower-body strength transfer positively to sprint performance remain unclear. Objectives This meta-analysis determined whether increases in lower-body strength (measured with the free-weight back squa...