Post-activation performance enhancement as a multi-purpose tool for developing power output in youth athletes, preserving functional ability of the ageing population, and preventing anterior cruciate ligament injuries in team sport athletes (PhD Academy Award)

The acute manifestation of bilateral lower-body PAPE under varying volume-load conditions in trained youth athletes (confounding variables: power-to-strength ratio (PSR), lower-limb stiffness (LLS)).

The acute manifestation of unilateral lower-body PAPE under varying volume-load conditions in moderately trained, middle-aged recreational athletes.

The short-term manifestation of both bilateral and unilateral lower-body PAPE, as well as upper-body PAPE, following the application of combination training mesocycles in trained youth athletes ((confounding variable: strength-to-mass ratio (SMR)).

The ability to optimise force production in relatively short time periods and the capacity to accelerate/decelerate external loads represent fundamental requirements for athletes participating in power-based youth sports.1

There is an increasing requirement…