Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Hi everyone, I would have to say that performing a hip-thrust strength exercise has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. I would have to say that I enjoy programming it for athletes that I train and that its a great exercise to perform where they can lift a heavy load without excessive axial loading on the body (as with a squat). Therefore considering it as a PAP activity prior to sprinting provides an interesting concept for consideration.  So today's article I review is: Hip thrust-based PAP effects on sprint performance of soccer players: heavy-loaded versusoptimum-power development protocols. Dello Iacono A1,2, Seitz LB3.   J Sports Sci. 2018 Oct;36(20):2375-2382. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1458400. Epub 2018 Mar 29 Abstract This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of two barbell hip thrust-based post-activation potentiation (PAP) protocols on subsequent sprint performance. Using a crossover design, eighteen soccer athletes performed 5 m, 10 m, and 20 m sprints before and 15 s, 4 min, an