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Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Bowling-Specific Motor Skills in Male Adolescent Cricketers
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The current study examined the acute effects of a bout of resistance training on cricket bowling-specific motor performance. Eight sub-elite, resistance-untrained, adolescent male fast bowlers (age 15 ± 1.7 years; height 1.8 ± 0.1 m; weight 67.9 ± 7.9 kg) completed a bout of upper and lower body resistance exercises. Indirect markers of muscle damage (creatine kinase [CK] and delayed onset of muscle soreness [DOMS]), anaerobic performance (15-m sprint and vertical jump), and cricket-specific motor performance (ball speed, run-up time, and accuracy) were measured prior to and 24 (T24) and 48 (T48) hours following the resistance training bout. The resistance training bout significantly increased CK (~350%; effect size [ES] = 1.89-2.24), DOMS (~240%; ES = 1.46-3.77) and 15-m sprint times (~4.0%; ES = 1.33-1.47), whilst significantly reducing vertical jump height (~7.0%; ES = 0.76-0.96) for up to 48 h. The ball speed (~3.0%; ES = 0.50-0.61) and bowling accuracy (~79%; ES = 0.39-0.70) were significantly reduced, whilst run-up time was significantly increased (~3.5%; ES = 0.36-0.50) for up to 24 h. These findings demonstrate that a bout of resistance training evokes exercise-induced muscle damage amongst sub-elite, adolescent male cricketers, which impairs anaerobic performance and bowling-specific motor performance measures. Cricket coaches should be cautious of incorporating bowling sessions within 24-h following a bout of resistance training for sub-elite adolescent fast bowlers, particularly for those commencing a resistance training program.
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“Although a significant increase in CK has been shown to reduce ball release speed (~3%) and bowling accuracy (~79%) in fast bowlers [25] however, this was in response to resistance training and not as a result of bowling.”
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“Repeated high-intensity bouts of eccentric exercise, impose high mechanical strain and may result in lower limb muscle or tissue damage [9, 24–26].”
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“Despite the significant increases in CK concentrations, no change in bowling accuracy was demonstrated, post resistance training, despite changes in run-up speed and 15-m sprint time.”
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“Doma, et al., [25] induced muscle damage through a bowling-specific resistance training session”
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“Repeated high-intensity bouts of exercise, particularly that of the fast-bowling action, place large eccentric strain on the body and are documented as a cause of muscle damage [9, 24–26, 49].”
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“The sample size attained in this study (n = 11), is similar to those implemented in previous simulated cricket fast-bowling research [19, 23–25, 35].”
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“Doma, Leicht [25] reported a significant increase in CK concentrations at both 24- and 48-hours post exercise.”
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- Authors
- Doma, K., Leicht, A., Woods, C., Harrison, D., McGuckin, T., & Connor, J.
- Affiliations
- James Cook University (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- Sport and Exercise Science, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
- Corresponding author
- Doma, Kenji
- Venue
- Sports
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-07-19
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 103
- ISSN
- 2075-4663 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8309793
- OpenAlex
- W3183811612
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2
- FWCI
- 0.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Sports (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- ResearchOnline - JCU (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Keywords
- exercise-induced muscle damage, resistance training, cricket bowling, fast bowlers, youth athletes, creatine kinase, delayed onset muscle soreness, anaerobic performance, sprint performance, vertical jump, ball speed, training scheduling
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