The effects of three types of dynamic movement, dynamic stretching & preexercise massage warm up on explosive power of elite men Sprint runners

The aim of this study was to compare dynamic movement, dynamic stretching and preexercise massage protocols on Explosive power of elite sprinters.

Eighteen volunteer male, selected in dynamic movement, stretch and massage groups randomly. In pretest state, athletes ran ten minutes on treadmill and performed both treadmill and specific warm up for 20 minute in post test. Margarya-Kalaman test used before and after (first and tenth minutes) protocols for explosive power measurement. For data analysis both mixed ANOVA with repeated measures and one way ANOVA method were used.

Results showed that explosive power in three groups in first minute increased significantly (p<0/05). But this index only in massage was significant in tenth minute (p<0/05). Also, explosive power in between dynamic movement and pre-exercise massage groups in first minute differed significantly (p<0/05). But this index didn’t differ between groups in tenth minutes significantly (p>0/05).

Therefore, dynamic stretching and massage were best interventions (warm up protocols) for explosive power in first and tenth minute orderly.