Post-activation potentiation versus post-activation performance enhancement in humans: historical perspective, underlying mechanisms, and current issues

AJ Blazevich, N Babault - Frontiers in physiology, 2019‏ - frontiersin.org
Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is a well-described phenomenon with a short half-life (~
28 s) that enhances muscle force production at submaximal levels of calcium saturation (ie …

Does postactivation potentiation (PAP) increase voluntary performance?

HB Zimmermann, BR MacIntosh… - Applied physiology …, 2020‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The transient increase in torque of an electrically evoked twitch following a voluntary
contraction is called postactivation potentiation (PAP). Phosphorylation of myosin regulatory …

Time to differentiate postactivation “potentiation” from “performance enhancement” in the strength and conditioning community

O Prieske, M Behrens, H Chaabene, U Granacher… - Sports medicine, 2020‏ - Springer
Coaches and athletes in elite sports are constantly seeking to use innovative and advanced
training strategies to efficiently improve strength/power performance in already highly …

[HTML][HTML] Postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) increases vertical jump in elite female volleyball players

L Villalon-Gasch, A Penichet-Tomas… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to verify if a conditioning activity was effective to elicit
postactivation performance enhancement (PAPE) and to increase the performance in …

Acute effects of back squats on countermovement jump performance across multiple sets of a contrast training protocol in resistance-trained men

P Bauer, P Sansone, B Mitter, B Makivic… - The Journal of …, 2019‏ - journals.lww.com
ABSTRACT Bauer, P, Sansone, P, Mitter, B, Makivic, B, Seitz, LB, and Tschan, H. Acute
effects of back squats on countermovement jump performance across multiple sets of a …

High-intensity conditioning activity causes localized postactivation performance enhancement and nonlocalized performance reduction

D Kolinger, P Stastny, A Pisz… - The Journal of …, 2024‏ - journals.lww.com
Abstract Kolinger D, Stastny P, Pisz A, Krzysztofik M, Wilk M, Tsoukos A, and Bogdanis GC.
High-intensity conditioning activity causes localized postactivation performance …

Effects of 2 types of activation protocols based on postactivation potentiation on 50-m freestyle performance

F Cuenca-Fernández, A Ruiz-Teba… - The Journal of …, 2020‏ - journals.lww.com
Cuenca-Fernández, F, Ruiz-Teba, A, López-Contreras, G, and Arellano, R. Effects of 2 types
of activation protocols based on postactivation potentiation on 50-m freestyle performance. J …

Relationships between maximal strength, muscle size, and myosin heavy chain isoform composition and postactivation potentiation

LB Seitz, GS Trajano, GG Haff… - Applied Physiology …, 2016‏ - cdnsciencepub.com
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between maximal voluntary
postactivation potentiation (PAP) and maximal knee extensor torque, quadriceps cross …

Acute improvement of vertical jump performance after isometric squats depends on knee angle and vertical jum** ability

A Tsoukos, GC Bogdanis, G Terzis… - The Journal of Strength …, 2016‏ - journals.lww.com
Abstract Tsoukos, A, Bogdanis, GC, Terzis, G, and Veligekas, P. Acute improvement of
vertical jump performance after isometric squats depends on knee angle and vertical …

Acute performance enhancement following squats combined with elastic bands on short sprint and vertical jump height in female athletes

M Krčmár, B Krčmárová, I Bakaľár… - The Journal of Strength …, 2021‏ - journals.lww.com
Krčmár, M, Krčmárová, B, Bakaľár, I, and Šimonek, J. Acute performance enhancement after
squats combined with elastic bands on short sprint and vertical jump height in female …