Building for the future: a systematic review of the effects of eccentric resistance training on measures of physical performance in youth athletes

TE Bright, MJ Handford, P Mundy, J Lake, N Theis… - Sports medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background Eccentric resistance training is recognised as an effective stimulus for
enhancing measures of muscular strength and power in adult populations; however, its …

Is pre-season eccentric strength testing during the Nordic hamstring exercise associated with future hamstring strain injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis

DA Opar, RG Timmins, FP Behan, JT Hickey… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Interventions utilising the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) have
resulted in reductions in the incidence of hamstring strain injury (HSI). Subsequently …

Sprint versus isolated eccentric training: Comparative effects on hamstring architecture and performance in soccer players

J Mendiguchia, F Conceição, P Edouard, M Fonseca… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Aims The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of hamstring eccentric (NHE)
strength training versus sprint training programmed as complements to regular soccer …

Ultrasound-derived biceps femoris long-head fascicle length: extrapolation pitfalls

MV Franchi, DP Fitze, BJ Raiteri, D Hahn… - Medicine and science in …, 2020 - zora.uzh.ch
PURPOSE To compare biceps femoris long-head (BFlh) fascicle lengths (Lfs) obtained with
different ultrasound-based approaches: 1) single ultrasound images and linear Lf …

Effects of eccentric training at long‐muscle length on architectural and functional characteristics of the hamstrings

J Marušič, R Vatovec, G Marković… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hamstring strain injuries during sprinting or stretching frequently occur at long‐muscle
length. Yet, previous research has mainly focused on studying the effectiveness of eccentric …

Sprinting, strength, and architectural adaptations following hamstring training in Australian footballers

RG Timmins, D Filopoulos, V Nguyen… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to determine the sprinting, strength, and architectural adaptations
following a hip‐dominant flywheel (FLY) or Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) intervention in …

The dose–response of the Nordic hamstring exercise on biceps Femoris architecture and eccentric knee Flexor strength: A randomized Interventional trial

FP Behan, R Vermeulen… - … journal of sports …, 2022 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To examine the dose–response of the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) on biceps
femoris long head (BFlh) architecture and eccentric knee flexor strength. Design …

Effect of weekly training frequency with the nordic hamstring exercise on muscle-strain risk factors in football players: a randomized trial

TM Medeiros, JB Ribeiro-Alvares… - … journal of sports …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To examine the differences between performing Nordic hamstring exercises once
or twice a week on hamstring eccentric strength and other muscle-strain risk factors in high …

Eccentric exercise per se does not affect muscle damage biomarkers: early and late phase adaptations

NV Margaritelis, AA Theodorou… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Acute high-intensity unaccustomed eccentric exercise performed by naive subjects
is accompanied by disturbances in muscle damage biomarkers. The aim of the study was to …

Individual differences in the distribution of activation among the hamstring muscle heads during stiff-leg Deadlift and Nordic hamstring exercises

A Boyer, F Hug, S Avrillon… - Journal of sports …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to compare the distribution of activation among the three heads of
the hamstring between a knee flexion-oriented exercise (Nordic hamstring) and a hip …