Study summary
Readiness and autoregulation during in-season back squats
- Velocity-based training
- Sport performance
In brief
Across 15 weeks, this thesis examined whether readiness measures predicted squat volume under 20% and 30% velocity-loss thresholds. Associations were small and depended on the threshold. The author proposed combining subjective readiness, lifting velocity and occasional countermovement jumps rather than relying on a single readiness measure.
What was studied
Data from 38 young elite ice hockey players included subjective readiness, jumps, reactive strength, isometric strength, mean propulsive velocity and back-squat volume across a 15-week in-season period.
What the source reported
- 01
Subjective readiness, countermovement jump and mean propulsive velocity had small correlations with repetition volume in 30% velocity-loss sessions.
- 02
Only mean propulsive velocity correlated significantly with volume in 20% velocity-loss sessions.
- 03
Changes in readiness aligned more often with autoregulation at the 30% threshold than at the 20% threshold.
How to interpret the findings
The findings describe associations in young elite ice hockey players during one in-season period. They do not establish a universal readiness score or a causal rule for changing training.
Source details
- Author(s)
- Vegard Ege Bjelland
- Institution
- University of Stavanger
- Year
- 2024
- Document type
- Master's thesis
- Length
- 102 pages
- Source language
- English
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