Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) using a vertical jump to improve vertical jump performance

Brink, Nic; Constantinou, Demitri; Torres, Georgia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) is a principle that suggests that an acute bout of high intensity voluntary exercise will be followed by an improvement in strength, power, and speed of a subsequent task. This study intended to demonstrate how a maximal vertical jump (VJ) can enhance the outcome of a subsequent VJ compared to a multiple jump series (MJ) and a control. METHODS: In a randomized controlled, double blind trial, adult professional soccer players (N.=69) undertook maximal VJs at baseline and at 2 and 6 minutes postintervention after 1 of 3 interventions; 2 repetitions of a maximal VJ, 40 repetitions of a MJ or a walking control (CON). RESULTS: All baseline outcomes were similar between all the groups. Relative to the baseline there was a significant improvement for VJ in jump height and power output at 2 minutes of 1.89cm and 114.45W and relative to the baseline, MJ also had a significant improvement at 2 minutes of 1.51cm and 91.60W. By 6 minutes both groups had reverted to baseline values. There was no change in CON across the experiment and no significant difference between CON and the interventions. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that 2 maximal VJs may enhance the outcome of a subsequent maximal VJ after 2 minutes and as much as a series of 40 jumps. However, these enhancements were not sustained for a further 4 minutes in either group.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 11, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jan 27, 2022
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 30, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 28, 2023
• Journal: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
• Print ISSN: 0022-4707
• Electronic ISSN: 1827-1928
• Publisher: Edizioni Minerva Medica
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1419-1426
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.22.12899-9
• Keywords: Plyometric exercise; Athletic performance; Strength
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10196104
• Publisher URL: https://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/sports-med-physical-fitness/article.php?cod=R40Y2022N11A1419