Research
Neural
Contrast training (CT) results in greater countermovement jump (CMJ) gains compared to resistance training (RT) with an effect size of 1.30.
Practitioners may consider incorporating contrast training to enhance vertical jump performance.
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META-ANALYSIS REVEALED GREATER COUNTERMOVEMENT JUMP (CMJ) GAINS IN CT THAN IN RESISTANCE TRAINING (RT) (EFFECT SIZE [ES] = 1.30; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL [CI] = 0.31–2.30).
Why this rating
Based on meta-analysis of multiple studies.
Source
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Contrast Training on Vertical Jump Performance
Jeffrey Pagaduan et al. · Strength and conditioning journal · 2018
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