Giancotti Giuseppe Francesco, Fusco Andrea, Iannaccone Alice, Cortis Cristina
Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, 03043 Cassino, Italy.
Department of Sports Science and Kinesiology, University of Salzburg, 5400 Salzburg, Austria.
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2018 Oct 23;3(4):51. doi: 10.3390/jfmk3040051.
Suspension Training (ST) workouts include a variety of movements requiring the individual to maintain balance while performing various resistance exercises in an interval fashion. Although ST is thought to elicit higher muscle activations than traditional exercises, only limited information is available on its acute effects on strength and power performances, especially in relation to gender. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the strength and power acute responses after ST, also in relation to gender. Eighty-eight (46 males, 42 females) participants were administered countermovement jumps (CMJ), squat jumps (SJ), lower limb Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC) at 90° angle knee extension, and grip strength (handgrip) before (PRE) and after (POST) a 50 min ST session involving upper, lower body and core exercises. ANOVA for repeated measures was used to evaluate the differences ( < 0.05) in relation to gender and experimental session. After ST session, significantly higher values emerged in males, whereas no significant changes were found in females. Findings indicate that ST as a form of exercise is useful to maintain and improve acute strength and power performances, especially in male participants. Future studies should be carried out to explore the gender-related differences in response to acute bout of ST exercises.
悬吊训练（ST）锻炼包括各种动作，要求个体在以间歇方式进行各种阻力训练时保持平衡。尽管人们认为悬吊训练比传统训练能引发更高的肌肉激活，但关于其对力量和功率表现的急性影响，尤其是与性别相关的信息却非常有限。因此，本研究的目的是评估悬吊训练后力量和功率的急性反应，同样也涉及性别因素。88名参与者（46名男性，42名女性）在进行了一场包含上肢、下肢和核心锻炼的50分钟悬吊训练课程之前（PRE）和之后（POST），分别进行了纵跳（CMJ）、深蹲跳（SJ）、90°膝关节伸展时的下肢最大自主收缩（MVC）以及握力测试（手握力）。采用重复测量方差分析来评估与性别和实验阶段相关的差异（<0.05）。悬吊训练课程后，男性的各项数值显著更高，而女性则未发现显著变化。研究结果表明，悬吊训练作为一种锻炼形式，有助于维持和提高急性力量和功率表现，尤其是在男性参与者中。未来应开展研究，以探索对悬吊训练急性发作反应中的性别差异。
