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Research and practical application have proven that weight loading via weighted vests can produce positive results. Studies have been completed with distance runners, basketball players, collegiate women's track”n”field, and walkers.
These projects also identified a most interesting occurrence. Wearing your vest during daily activities, for extended periods of time, can increase functional body strength, vertical jump, your fitness level, and sport performance.
One particular 1996 study, completed at Brigham Young University, tested their women's track & field athletes to determine the impact of hypergravity training to improve jumping performance. (Journal of Strenth and Conditioning Research, 1996, 10(1), 30-34 © 1996 National Strength & Conditioning Association). Up to this point, most research with hypergravity training (weight loading) had been completed with male participants. With jumping performance being critical in many sports and often used as a measure of power, the study measured vertical jump on a weekly basis. This was done over a six week period, with a progression of resistance. The experimental athletes wore weighted vests from morning to evening. The loading was in addition to their normal training (it was the start of their indoor season). THE RESULTS------
The group that wore vests experienced an 11% improvement while the non-wearing group increased 3.5%. ALSO-----the experimental group had 13 personal records during this time (200 meter, triple jump, 55 meter, shot put, long jump), while the control group (no vest) had 3 personal records (400 meter, high jump, 55 meter). They concluded that the hypergravity training may influence other aspects of power performance (beyond vertical jump), as indicated by the personal records accomplished by the experimental group.
Think about it. It just makes sense. If you load your body during normal everyday movement, it has to adapt to that resistance. You will improve your functional strength. Strength that is utilized for all activities. They say the average person takes some 10,000 steps per day. Factoring in stairs climbed, bending over, rising from a chair, etc., what a great passive full body workout. Imagine how your body will feel when you take the weight off before practice. Talk about explosive.
Training Zone Concepts supplies guidelines for daily wear.
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