Does a loaded warm-up influence jump asymmetry and badminton-specific change of direction performance?

Yeung, Wing-Chun V., Bishop, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-1287, Turner, Anthony N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5121-432X and Maloney, Sean J. (2021) Does a loaded warm-up influence jump asymmetry and badminton-specific change of direction performance? International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 16 (4) . pp. 578-584. ISSN 1555-0265 [Article] (doi:10.1123/ijspp.2020-0313)

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Abstract

Purpose: Previously, it has been shown that loaded warm-up (LWU) can improve change of direction speed (CODS) in professional badminton players. However, the effect of asymmetry on CODS in badminton players and the influence of LWU on asymmetry has not been examined.

Methods: Twenty-one amateur badminton players (age: 29.5 ± 8.4; playing experience: 8.4 ± 4.2 years) completed two trials. In the first, they performed a control warm-up (CWU). In the second, they performed the same warm-up but with three exercises loaded with a weight vest (LWU). Following both warm-ups, players completed single leg jump (SLCMJ) and badminton-specific CODS tests.

Results: No significant differences between CWU and LWU were observed for CODS, SLCMJ or SLCMJ asymmetry. However, small effect sizes suggested faster CODS (mean difference: -5%; d = -0.32) and lower asymmetries (mean difference: -3%; d = -0.39) following LWU. Five players (24%) experienced CODS improvements greater than the minimum detectable change whilst two (10%) responded negatively. Asymmetry was not correlated with CODS following CWU (ρ = 0.079; p = 0.733) but was negatively associated with CODS after LWU (ρ = -0.491; p = 0.035).

Conclusion: LWU may prove a strategy to trial on an individual basis but generic recommendations should not be applied.

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