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Potentiation
Effects:
- Increase contraction speed and the amount of power gained
- Reduce effort required by nerves to reach maximum strength
Usage:
For optimum muscle preparation immediately before competition
Example:
Use of the Potentiation programme to optimise the effects of explosivity (sprints, jumps, squash, football, basket-ball, etc.) immediately before specific training or a competition
The Potentiation programme must not replace voluntary warm-up usually done before a competition. Activation of the cardiovascular system, short accelerations becoming progressively faster, practice starts and stretching will therefore be carried out by the athlete according to his normal routine. A Potentiation session of short duration (approximately 3 minutes) will be applied on the sprinter’s quadriceps immediately before the start of his race (or races, in the event of qualifying events). The specific muscular activation of the Potentiation programme allows the maximum level of performance to be attained in the very first seconds of the race.
The Potentiation programme must not replace voluntary warm-up usually done before a competition. Activation of the cardiovascular system, short accelerations becoming progressively faster, practice starts and stretching will therefore be carried out by the athlete according to his normal routine. A Potentiation session of short duration (approximately 3 minutes) will be applied on the sprinter’s quadriceps immediately before the start of his race (or races, in the event of qualifying events). The specific muscular activation of the Potentiation programme allows the maximum level of performance to be attained in the very first seconds of the race.
