Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
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©Journal of Sports Science and Medicine ( 2025 )  24 ,  824  -  838   DOI: https://doi.org/10.52082/jssm.2025.824

Research article
A Comparative Study of High-Intensity Flywheel Eccentric Training and Traditional Barbell Training on Athletic Performance in Female Basketball Players
Jinkun Xue1, Wei Gao1, Caiqi Zhang1, Shuang Peng1, Zixuan Chen1, Ruihan Zou1, Weijia Wu1, Ling Zhang1, WanKe Tang1, Wenfeng Liu1,2, 
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1 Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
2 Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Developmental Biology of Ministry of Education, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China

Wenfeng Liu
✉ Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Physical Fitness and Sports Rehabilitation, Hunan Normal University, College of Physical Education, Hunan Normal University, China 410012, China
Email: wfliu@hunnu.edu.cn
Publish Date
Received: 13-02-2025
Accepted: 12-09-2025
Published (online): 01-12-2025
Narrated in English
 
 
ABSTRACT

Flywheel eccentric training is a type of training that combines concentric and eccentric contractions by creating inertial resistance with a flywheel device. This study compared the effects of high-intensity flywheel eccentric training and traditional barbell training on the anaerobic capacity and lower-limb strength of female college basketball players. Sixteen female Chinese University Basketball League (CUBAL) athletes from a university were recruited and randomly divided into flywheel eccentric training and traditional barbell training groups, with eight athletes in each group. They underwent two training sessions per week for 8 weeks. The athletes were assessed for their anaerobic capacity (blood lactate concentrations, peak anaerobic power, mean anaerobic power, fatigue index, 30-m sprint, T-test, and 17×15-m shuttle run), and lower-limb strength (1RM back squat, CMJ, peak power output (PPO), and isokinetic muscle strength) before and after the training intervention. After the training intervention, there was a significant difference between the flywheel eccentric training and traditional barbell training groups in each test index when compared to before and after the within-group experiment (P < 0.05). Between groups, there were significant differences in 3 min blood lactate concentrations (P < 0.05, d = 1.09), peak anaerobic power (P < 0.05; d = 1.10), mean anaerobic power (P < 0.05; d = 1.21), fatigue index (P < 0.05; d = 1.20), 30-m sprint (P < 0.05; d = 1.38), T-test (P < 0.05; d = 1.12), 17×15-m shuttle run (P < 0.05; d = 1.31), 1RM back squat (P < 0.05; d = 1.08), CMJ (P < 0.05; d = 1.11), peak power output (PPO) (P < 0.05; d = 1.26), and isokinetic muscle strength (P < 0.05). This study revealed that high-intensity flywheel eccentric training significantly enhanced the players’ anaerobic capacity and lower-limb strength and led to better performance than traditional barbell training across all measures.

Key words: Lower-limb strength, anaerobic capacity, isokinetic muscle strength, sports performance, flywheel training


           Key Points
  • Both flywheel eccentric training and traditional barbell training improved anaerobic capacity and lower-limb strength in female basketball players.
  • Improvements from flywheel eccentric training were shown to be more significant than traditional barbell training through statistical significance and effect size values.
  • Flywheel eccentric training significantly improved anaerobic capacity, blood lactate concentration, blood lactate clearance, sprint performance and lower-limb strength in female basketball players through a specific mechanism of eccentric overload.
  • Extending the model of high-intensity flywheel eccentric training to trained female basketball players allows athletes and coaches to optimize the quality and efficiency of their training programs.
 
 
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