Effects of a forefoot strengthening protocol on explosive tasks performance and propulsion kinetics in athletes: a single-blind randomized controlled trial
An 8-week "periodized high-load" forefoot strengthening protocol allowed to improve MTPj maximal torque and MTPj flexors volume. This strength gains led also to cutting, horizontal jump overall performance and kinetics improvement as well as greater maximal speed propulsion kinetics. MTPj strength capacity may exert a more substantial impact on performance and kinetics on horizontally and medio-lateral-oriented explosive movements than on vertically-oriented ones.
Authors
- Romain Tourillon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7375-7416)
- Pascal Édouard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-3612)
- Jean-Benoı̂t Morin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3808-6762)
- François Fourchet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-4859)
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Auckland University of Technology (NZ)
- Hôpital de la Tour (CH)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne (FR)
- Université Jean Monnet (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313979
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.67