Table 2.
Pre mean values (± SD) of the male and female participants for 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||||
| ROM (cm) | 31.86 | ± 5.32 | 36.08 | ± 3.22* | 31.68 | ± 5.26 | 36.28 | ± 2.70* | 31.46 | ± 5.15 | 36.73 | ± 3.33* |
| CMJ (cm) | 51.04 | ± 5.07 | 34.73 | ± 3.94* | 50.71 | ± 5.32 | 34.95 | ± 4.45* | 50.28 | ± 5.18 | 34.99 | ± 4.71* |
| MVIC (Nm) | 159.91 | ± 25.61 | 94.38 | ± 10.52* | 161.19 | ± 24.28 | 96.77 | ± 13.76* | 154.50 | ± 16.10 | 93.31 | ± 8.82* |
| MVDC (Nm) | 163.66 | ± 22.46 | 105.58 | ± 15.32* | 167.47 | ± 17.44 | 106.24 | ± 15.53* | 159.56 | ± 28.06 | 106.52 | ± 16.02* |
FR = foam rolling.
* indicates a significant difference between the male and female participants. Please note that all the significant differences have a large magnitude of difference, with Cohen’s d ranging from 0.95 to 4.66.