The impact of an eccentric or isometric exercise intervention on hamstring strength, muscle architecture and sprint performance across an Australian Rules Football season.

Introduction: Hamstring strain injuries (HSIs) remain the most common cause of time lost from competition in team sports. Including the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) as part of a training program reduces HSI risk. Despite these benefits, the NHE is not widely implemented in team sports. The lack of NHE implementation may be due to fear of muscle soreness caused by this high-intensity eccentric stimulus, which has led to interest in isometric hamstring exercises interventions. Despite interest in isometric hamstring exercises, there has been limited research into the potential benefits of these interventions on HSI risk factors and sprint performance.

Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - October 1, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: R. Timmins, D. Filopoulos, J. Giannakis, V. Nguyen, J. Ruddy, J. Hickey, N. Maniar, C. Pollard, N. Morgan, J. Weakley, D. Opar Tags: O2023SMA-236 Source Type: research