Publications by authors named "Gerasimos D Terzis"
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- The study aimed to assess how dryland training during an 11-week COVID-19 lockdown affected competitive swimmers' performance in various swimming tests.
- Results showed a significant decrease in critical speed and performance times for middle-distance swims (200, 300, and 400 m), while short-distance swims (50 m and 4 x 50 m) remained unchanged.
- Although overall aerobic fitness declined, the swimmers maintained strength in repeated sprints, suggesting dryland training helps preserve some swim performance during extended periods without pool access.
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- The study investigated performance and fatigue changes in eight national-level water polo players over 27 weeks, analyzing their swimming and sprinting abilities through various tests at different training periods.
- Results showed that pre-season training significantly improved players' swimming velocities and endurance, while in-season training led to a decline in these measures and pre-match performance.
- Despite the decrease in overall aerobic power during the in-season, players maintained their repeated sprint performance during matches, indicating a trade-off between endurance and match-readiness.
Karampatsos, GP, Korfiatis, PG, Zaras, ND, Georgiadis, GV, and Terzis, GD. Acute effect of countermovement jumping on throwing performance in track and field athletes during competition. J Strength Cond Res 32(1): 359-364, 2017-The purpose of the study was to investigate whether performing 3 consecutive countermovement jumps (CMJs) just before an attempt enhances performance in track and field throwers during competition.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRole of Muscle Morphology in Jumping, Sprinting, and Throwing Performance in Participants With Different Power Training Duration Experience.
J Strength Cond Res
March 2016
The aim of the study was to examine the correlation between muscle morphology and jumping, sprinting, and throwing performance in participants with different power training duration experience. Thirty-six power-trained young men were assigned to 3 groups according to the length of their power training: less experienced (<1 year), moderately experienced (1-3 years), and experienced (4-7 years). All participants performed countermovement and squat jumps, 60-m sprint, and shot throws twice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to examine whether physical and technical performance deterioration after a water polo game is related to the athletes' conditioning level. Blood lactate concentration was measured during a 5 × 200-m incremental swimming test in 10 male water polo athletes to calculate the velocities corresponding to 4.0, 5.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rate of force development (RFD) is an essential component for performance in explosive activities, although it has been proposed that muscle architectural characteristics might be linked with RFD and power performance. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between RFD, muscle architecture, and performance in young track and field throwers. Twelve young track and field throwers completed 10 weeks of periodized training.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of power training with light vs. heavy loads during the tapering phases of a double periodized training year on track and field throwing performance. Thirteen track and field throwers aged 16-26 years followed 8 months of systematic training for performance enhancement aiming at 2 tapering phases during the winter and the spring competition periods.
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