Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a ballistic or non-ballistic concentric-only bench press (COBP) on subsequent plyometric push-up performance. Fourteen resistance trained men completed two separate one-repetition-maximum (1RM) testing sessions followed by three randomized experimental explosive push-up sessions. These sessions combined a heavy concentric bench press with plyometric push-ups. Using a series of 3 × 10 (condition × time) repeated measures ANOVA, comparisons were made between the effects of ballistic and non-ballistic bench presses on performance of plyometric push-ups to investigate push-up performance variables. Compared with the control condition, both ballistic and non-ballistic bench presses produced lower net impulse and take-off velocity data. No differences were found between ballistic and non-ballistic conditions comparing net impulse and take-off velocity. We conclude that the magnitude of loading used in the current investigation may have caused acute fatigue which led to lower push-up performance characteristics. This information can be used to alter loading protocols when designing complexes for the upper body, combining the bench press and plyometric push-ups.
DOI
10.3390/sports7020047
PMID
30781654
Recommended Citation
Bodden D., Suchomel T.J., Lates A., Anagnost N., Moran, M.F., & Taber, C.B. (2019). Acute effects of ballistic and non-ballistic bench press on plyometric push-up performance. Sports, 7(2): 47. Doi: 10.3390/sports7020047
Publication
Sports
Volume
7
Issue
2
Publisher
MDPI
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Comments
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
David Bodden, Ally Lates, and Nicholas Anagnost are students in the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science at Sacred Heart University.