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Vertical and Horizontal Jump Tests Are Strongly Associated With Competitive Performance in 100-m Dash Events

2015; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 29; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1519/jsc.0000000000000849

1533-4287

Irineu Loturco, Lucas A. Pereira, César Cavinato Cal Abad, Ricardo A. D'Angelo, Victor Fernandes, Kátia Kitamura, Ronaldo Kobal, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura,

Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Fourteen male elite sprinters performed short-distance sprints and jump tests until 18 days before 100-m dash competitions in track and field to determine if these tests are associated with 100-m sprint times. Testing comprised of squat jumps (SJ), countermovement jumps (CMJ), horizontal jumps (HJ), maximum mean propulsive power relative to body mass in loaded jump squats, and a flying start 50-m sprint. Moderate associations were found between speed tests and competitive 100-m times (r = 0.54, r = 0.61, and r = 0.66 for 10-, 30-, and 50-m, respectively, p ≤ 0.05). In addition, the maximum mean propulsive power relative to body mass was very largely correlated with 100-m sprinting performance (r = 0.75, p < 0.01). The correlations of SJ, CMJ, and HJ with actual 100-m sprinting times amounted to -0.82, -0.85, and -0.81, respectively. Because of their practicality, safeness, and relationship with the actual times obtained by top-level athletes in 100-m dash events, it is highly recommended that SJ, CMJ, and HJ be regularly incorporated into elite sprint-testing routines.