One of the main goals in the field of exercise science is to determine methods of enhancing performance during exercise or competition. When comparing methods of performance enhancement two essential theories come to mind: utilization of the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC) and post activation potentiation (PAP), which both result from pre-activation (Fukutani, Misaki & Isaka, 2016, Nibali, Chapman, Robergs & Drinkwater, 2013) The SSC focuses on increases in muscle force output through a countermovement (Fukutani et al.); whereas, PAP is related to the contractile history of muscle fibers leading to an acute increase in force output (Nibali et al.).
The common outcome associated with the SSC and PAP is an increase in skeletal muscle force production;
The common outcome associated with the SSC and PAP is an increase in skeletal muscle force production;