Impact of the Wingate Test on Post-activation Potentiation

NCT06779409 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00002860
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 35
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this trial is to see if using a maximal effort, short cycling test is better at activating muscles to improve vertical jump height compared to a maximal effort back squat. The study looks to answer three questions:

1. 1.will the Wingate bike test create a different change in counter movement jump height compared to a back squat?
2. 2.What is the best recovery period after each test where the counter movement jump is the highest?
3. 3.What person-specific factors predict success of the Wingate bike test as a activation activity for the counter movement jump? Participants will visit the lab 3 times, once to give informed consent and measure their 1 repetition max (RM) back squat, and twice to perform each intervention and measure vertical jump height.

Conditions

Performance Enhancement; Muscle Activation

Keywords

post-activation potentiation; back squat; Wingate test; vertical jump; power; sport performance

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Vertical Jump Height

  Measured with the Counter Movement Jump (CMJ). This measures the vertical distance a participant is able to jump from a standing, stationary position. Video capture and motion analysis software will be used to analyze the jump and determine vertical displacement of a marker placed at the participants sacrum. Vertical jump height will be measured in meters.

  Visit 2 (1 week post- enrollment); visit 3 (2 weeks post-enrollment)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Years of resistance training experience

  Collected at visit 1, upon enrollment into the study

• One-Repetition Maximum Back Squat Strength

  Collected at visit 1, upon enrollment into the study

Study Arms (2)

Back squat

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will perform 2 sets of 3 repetitions at 85% of their 1 repetition maximum weight for the back squat

Other: Back squat

Wingate test

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will perform the Wingate bike test, with resistance at 7.5% of body weight, with a maximal effort for 30 seconds.

Other: Wingate test

Interventions

Back squat OTHER

2 sets of 3 repetitions of a back squat, set to 85% of the 1 repetition maximum weight

Back squat

Wingate test OTHER

30 second maximal effort cycling test, with resistance at 7.5% bodyweight

Wingate test

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• healthy adult
• successful completion of the physical activity readiness questionnaire plus
• at least 1 year of back squat weight training experience

You may not qualify if:

• inability to back squat at least 1.4 times body weight
• females with known pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport: lead

Study Sites (1)

LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Sirieiro P, Nasser I, Dobbs WC, Willardson JM, Miranda H. The Effect of Set Configuration and Load on Post-Activation Potentiation on Vertical Jump in Athletes. Int J Exerc Sci. 2021 Aug 1;14(4):902-911. doi: 10.70252/CCLW6758. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34567370 BACKGROUND

• Jo E, Judelson DA, Brown LE, Coburn JW, Dabbs NC. Influence of recovery duration after a potentiating stimulus on muscular power in recreationally trained individuals. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Feb;24(2):343-7. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc22a4.

  PMID: 20072066 BACKGROUND

• Esformes JI, Bampouras TM. Effect of back squat depth on lower-body postactivation potentiation. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Nov;27(11):2997-3000. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828d4465.

  PMID: 23442291 BACKGROUND

• Lowery RP, Duncan NM, Loenneke JP, Sikorski EM, Naimo MA, Brown LE, Wilson FG, Wilson JM. The effects of potentiating stimuli intensity under varying rest periods on vertical jump performance and power. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Dec;26(12):3320-5. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318270fc56.

  PMID: 23007485 BACKGROUND

• McCann MR, Flanagan SP. The effects of exercise selection and rest interval on postactivation potentiation of vertical jump performance. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 May;24(5):1285-91. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181d6867c.

  PMID: 20393352 BACKGROUND

Study Officials

• Erin McCallister, DPT

  Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 6, 2025
• First Posted: January 16, 2025
• Study Start: January 14, 2025
• Primary Completion: April 25, 2025
• Study Completion: April 25, 2025
• Last Updated: July 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: Available 3 months following publication of findings, no end date (link to be provided)
• Access Criteria: Researchers wishing to access the data

Locations

US (1)