Category
Strength & Conditioning
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this pilot study was to clarify the effect of different medicine ball loads on the trunk longitudinal rotational kinetics during the punch throw exercise. Three male right-handed players from a university baseball club participated in this study. The mass of medicine ball used in the experiment trial was set to 1 kg, 3 kg, and 5 kg, which are commonly used in general training. It was found that the peak positive trunk rotation power was higher in the heavier trials and this was not caused by the larger negative trunk internal power. Oppositely, the peak horizontal medicine ball power was higher in the heavier trials. Therefore, it was suggested that trunk rotational power training does not necessarily require selecting the medicine ball’s mass that maximizes its horizontal power output.
Recommended Citation
Ishikawa, Shinji; Kitamura, Mizuki; and Otsuka, Mitsuo
(2025)
"EFFECT OF MEDICINE BALL MASS ON TRUNK INTERNAL ROTATION KINETICS DURING PUNCH THROW EXERCISE IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PITCHERS: A PILOT STUDY,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 43:
Iss.
1, Article 37.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol43/iss1/37
