{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T09:20:43Z","timestamp":1790241643972,"version":"4.1.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Human Kinetics","issue":"7","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":[],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2017,8]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec sec-type=\"background\"><jats:title>Background:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Combined plyometric and strength training has previously been suggested as a strategy to improve skating performance in ice hockey players. However, the effects of combined plyometric and strength training have not previously been compared with the effects of strength training only.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"purpose\"><jats:title>Purpose:<\/jats:title><jats:p>To compare the effects of combined plyometric and strength training on ice hockey players\u2019 skating sprint performance with those of strength training only.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"methods\"><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighteen participants were randomly assigned to 2 groups that completed 5 strength-training sessions\/wk for 8 wk. One group included plyometric exercises at the start of 3 sessions\/wk (PLY+ST), and the other group included core exercises in the same sessions (ST). Tests of 10- and 35-m skating sprints, horizontal jumping, 1-repetition-maximum (1 RM) squat, skating multistage aerobic test (SMAT), maximal oxygen consumption, repeated cycle sprints, and body composition were performed before and after the intervention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The participants increased their 1RM squat, lean mass, and body mass (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .05), with no difference between the groups. Furthermore, they improved their 3\u00d7broad jump, repeated cycle sprint, and SMAT performance (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .05), with no difference between the groups. PLY+ST gained a larger improvement in 10-m on-ice sprint performance than ST (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .025).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Combining plyometric and strength training for 8 wk was superior to strength training alone at improving 10-m on-ice sprint performance in high-level ice hockey players.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.2016-0262","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,12,5]],"date-time":"2016-12-05T20:11:36Z","timestamp":1480968696000},"page":"893-900","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Improvement of Ice Hockey Players\u2019 On-Ice Sprint With Combined Plyometric and Strength Training"],"prefix":"10.1123","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Torstein E.","family":"D\u00e6hlin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ole C.","family":"Haugen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simen","family":"Haugerud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ivana","family":"Hollan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Truls","family":"Raastad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bent R.","family":"R\u00f8nnestad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"100","container-title":["International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/view\/journals\/ijspp\/12\/7\/article-p893.xml","content-type":"text\/html","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/downloadpdf\/journals\/ijspp\/12\/7\/article-p893.xml","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,19]],"date-time":"2022-05-19T18:32:04Z","timestamp":1652985124000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.humankinetics.com\/view\/journals\/ijspp\/12\/7\/article-p893.xml"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2017,8]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7"},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1123\/ijspp.2016-0262","relation":{},"ISSN":["1555-0265","1555-0273"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1555-0265","type":"print"},{"value":"1555-0273","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2017,8]]}}}