APPLICATIONS

THROWS AND THRUSHES

In most sports, pushing and throwing movements represent a crucial skill, which can be improved by developing strength and power of the upper limbs (Cherif, et al., 2016).

In literature, the resistance most used to train the throwing movement is the elastic one, and therefore REVOLVE represents the first tool to be used for the improvement of these qualities. The elastic resistance allows you to develop power throughout the entire range of motion, contrary to what happens with weights, where the peak of power occurs during the initial phase only. For example, specific push-and-throw movements performed with elastic resistance and performed twice a week for 8 weeks resulted in improved strength, power and throwing speed in handball players (Aloui, et al., 2019); while 3 weekly training sessions with elastic resistance improved the throwing speed in just 4 weeks in young basketball players. (Escamilla et al., 2010).

Even machines such as AIRSPEED (pneumatic technology) and INERTIA (isoinertial flywheel technology) can offer benefits for training pushing and throwing movements as the type of resistance that characterizes them is momentum-free. This allows you to exercise with greater speed and power throughout the entire range of motion (Frost et al., 2016).

DISCOVER POWERUP

Specifically to pushing and throwing movements, a recent study compared the two technologies, revealing that pneumatic resistance training is more effective to increasing power when movements are performed at low intensity (load) but at high speed (Maroto-Izquierdo et al. ., 2022), as in handball throwing. On the other hand, isoinertial resistance training appears to better increase muscle power at higher intensities but lower speeds (Maroto-Izquierdo et al., 2022) and therefore it is more specific to improve thrusting movements typical of contact sports, such as rugby.

Throwing and pushing exercises involve cooperation of the lower limbs. For this reason, full-body exercises performed with POWERUP (such as, for example, the landmine puch throw), have been supported for the development of speed peaks during sporting gestures such as throws and thrusts (Vetrovsky, et al., 2021). It should also be considered that the core is also involved during these actions. This has led to the demonstration that throwing exercises performed on unstable surfaces, such as SWING, can further promote the improvement of the speed of throwing (Oyama & Palmer, 2022).

CONSULT BIBLIOGRAPHY

Aloui, G., Hermassi, S., Hammami, M., Gaamouri, N., Comfort, P., Shephard, R. J., … & Chelly, M. S. (2019). Effects of an 8-week in-season upper limb elastic band training programme on the peak power, strength, and throwing velocity of junior handball players. Sportverletzung· Sportschaden, 33(03), 133-141.

Cherif, M., Chtourou, H., Souissi, N., Aouidet, A., & Chamari, K. (2016). Maximal power training induced different improvement in throwing velocity and muscle strength according to playing positions in elite male handball players. Biology of Sport, 33(4), 393-398.

Escamilla, R. F., Fleisig, G. S., Yamashiro, K., Mikla, T., Dunning, R., Paulos, L., & Andrews, J. R. (2010). Effects of a 4-week youth baseball conditioning program on throwing velocity. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 24(12), 3247-3254.

Frost, D. M., Bronson, S., Cronin, J. B., & Newton, R. U. (2016). Changes in maximal strength, velocity, and power after 8 weeks of training with pneumatic or free weight resistance. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 30(4), 934-944.

Maroto-Izquierdo, S., McBride, J. M., Gonzalez-Diez, N., García-López, D., González-Gallego, J., & de Paz, J. A. (2022). Comparison of Flywheel and Pneumatic Training on Hypertrophy, Strength, and Power in Professional Handball Players. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 93(1), 1-15.

Oyama, S., & Palmer, T. G. (2022). Effectiveness of Core Exercise Training Programs Designed to Enhance Ball-Throwing Velocity in Overhead Athletes: A Systematic Review. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 10-1519.

Vetrovsky, T., Omcirk, D., O’Dea, C., Ruddock, A., Wilson, D., Malecek, J., & Tufano, J. (2021). Increased squat jump height is associated with faster landmine punch throw peak velocity.