Table 1.
Pre and post mean values (± SD) of range of motion (ROM), countermovement jump (CMJ) height, maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) peak torque, and maximum voluntary dynamic contraction (MVDC) peak torque.
| Intense warm-up + FR | FR only | FR+ intense warm-up | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||||||
| ROM (cm)# | 33.89 | ± 4.85 | 35.83 | ± 4.13* | 33.89 | ± 4.77 | 35.63 | ± 4.18* | 34.00 | ± 5.06 | 36.00 | ± 4.12* |
| CMJ (cm) | 43.19 | ± 9.43 | 43.66 | ± 9.39 | 43.12 | ± 9.37 | 43.56 | ± 9.34 | 42.92 | ± 9.18 | 43.21 | ± 8.94 |
| MVIC (Nm) | 128.36 | ± 38.63 | 129.38 | ± 38.86 | 130.17 | ± 38.19 | 134.8 | ± 37.29 | 125.03 | ± 33.71 | 127.91 | ± 33.01 |
| MVDC (Nm) | 135.69 | ± 35.14 | 138.53 | ± 35.64 | 137.99 | ± 35.15 | 141.64 | ± 33.47 | 134.02 | ± 35.23 | 135.09 | ± 33.99 |
FR = foam rolling.
# indicates a significant time effect, as well as a significant time × sex effect.
* indicates a significant difference between pre and post values.