SPRINT PERFORMANCE

This study tested whether adding a 6-week change-of-direction sprint program to regular basketball training improves lower-limb explosive power and agility in youth players. Twenty male athletes aged 18-19 were randomly assigned to either the extra sprint training or their usual …

This study tested whether a single 625 mg dose of Tribulus terrestris, a herbal supplement, could improve anaerobic performance and sprint times in 28 trained male combat athletes. Participants took either the supplement or a placebo before cycling and sprint tests, then switched…

This study tested whether doing squats on one leg or both legs works better for improving jumping and sprinting in elite youth futsal players. Seventeen players did six weeks of supervised squat training twice a week, while continuing their regular futsal practice. Researchers me…

This study looked at whether 12 sessions of horizontally oriented plyometric training (jumping and explosive exercises) over six weeks could improve sprint performance in 9 early-adolescent male track-and-field athletes. The researchers measured sprint times and movement patterns…