The Effects of Trunk Muscle Training on Physical Fitness and Sport-Specific Performance in Young and Adult Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Atle Hole Saeterbakken Nicolay Stien Vidar AndersenSuzanne ScottKristoffer Toldnes Cumming David George Behm Urs Granacher Olaf Prieske

Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2022)

Our findings indicate that TMT is an effective means to improve selected measures of physical fitness and sport-specific performance in young and adult athletes. Independent sub-group analyses suggest that TMT has the potential to improve CODS/agility, but only in children. Additionally, more (> 18) and/or shorter duration (≤ 30 min) TMT sessions appear to be more effective for improving lower limb muscle power, linear sprint speed, and CODS/agility in young or adult competitive athletes.

Keyphrases

lower limb
high school
middle aged
skeletal muscle
young adults
childhood cancer
high intensity
human health