Guest guest Posted August 14, 2000 Report Share Posted August 14, 2000 " Dr. Yessis " <dryessis@d...> wrote: " Thowing a weighted ball and having it disrupt the regular throwing pattern is explained by the fact that the weighted ball was too heavy. The Russians did extensive studies with heavier and lighter weights and found that the range of weights is not great in order to maintain the same neuromuscular pattern. For example, in the shot put, only a few grams more than the regular throwing weight, was enough to throw off the throwing pattern. " I don't know how much a regulation shot put weighs, buy I'm pretty sure it's quite a bit more than two kilograms. If we assume that " only a few grams more " means, say, twenty grams, then the Russian studies you refer to found neuromuscular maladaptation occurs when the mass of the object thrown in training is less than one percent greater than the mass of the object thrown in competition. Is this correct? When you have athletes perform this type of training, what are the differences in mass between the practice object and competition object? What measurable improvements in performance have you documented? If you've published this info, would you be so kind as to provide a citation? Much obliged. M s Ardmore, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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