Relationship between body composition and agility following the use of emerging technologies in sports warm-ups
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https://doi.org/10.24310/riccafd.14.2.2025.21133Keywords:
muscle strength, jumping ability, restAbstract
This study examines the relationship between body composition, specifically muscle mass, and the acute effects of two warm-up modalities using technological devices. Twenty-two subjects (age: 24.5 ± 2.82 years), randomly assigned to three groups participated: inertial training group (IE, n=7) using the RSP-Squat device, VertiMax training group (VE, n=8) and control group (n=7). After a standard 15-minute warm-up, two intervention protocols were implemented, one for EI and one for EV. Agility was assessed before and after the protocols at four different times. A significant interaction was observed between pretest and posttest conditions (p < 0.001). Group-specific analyses showed significant differences only in the EV group, with improved agility time starting at minute 5 of rest (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found between study groups (p = 0.786). Nor were direct relationships found between body composition and agility test travel times, results confirmed by frequentist and Bayesian analyses (p > 0.05; BF10 < 10). This study concluded that inertial training and VertiMax under the established training load are adequate to improve times in the agility test, although they do not significantly differ. In addition, the absence of a relationship between body composition and agility in this sample was highlighted.
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