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Effects of a Short-Term Detraining Period on Neuromuscular Performance in Female Handball Players

Publicated to:Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research. 39 (3): e469-e477 - 2025-03-01 39(3), DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005008

Authors: Garcia-Sanchez, Carlos; Jimenez-Ormeno, Ester; Lominchar-Ramos, Jose Maria; Giraldez-Costas, Veronica; Mcmahon, John J; Soriano, Marcos A

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a 3-week detraining period on lower limbs' neuromuscular performance in female handball players. Fourteen semi-professional players (age: 20.50 +/- 2.98 years; height: 1.67 +/- 0.06 m; body mass: 66.89 +/- 8.75 kg) were evaluated using force plates on 3 separate occasions to assess the maximum and rapid force production by the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) and the ballistic capabilities by countermovement jump (CMJ). The intraclass correlation coefficient, coefficient of variation, standard error of the measurement, and smallest detectable difference were calculated using the first 2 testing sessions. Pre- and postdetraining differences were calculated comparing the first and third testing sessions, using paired t-tests or Wilcoxon test when appropriate and Hedges g effect sizes (ES). The level of significance was set at rho 0.05). However, there was a significant detriment with small ES in CMJ jump height, modified reactive strength index, peak and mean propulsive force, peak and mean braking force, and braking phase duration (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that although maximum and rapid force production capabilities were not altered among female handball players after a 3-week detraining period, their ballistic capabilities decreased, especially those affecting the eccentric part of a fast dynamic task. They also highlight the importance of testing, planning, and programming in response to the fluctuations in handball players' physical performance over the season.

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AdultArticleAthleteBody massCorrelation coefficientCountermovement jumpDurationEffect sizeElite handballFemaleFemale athleteForce platesHumanHuman experimentIsometric mid-thigh pulIsometric mid-thigh pullLower limbNormal humanPhysical performanceRank sum testSocceStrengthTeam-handballTest-retest reliabilityThighThrowing velocityTrainingYoung adult

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-06:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 12.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 8 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 7.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 9 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United Kingdom; United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Garcia Sanchez, Carmen) .