Table 2. Pre mean values (± SD) of the male and female participants for range of motion (ROM), countermovement jump (CMJ) height, maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) peak torque, and maximum voluntary dynamic contraction (MVDC) peak torque.
Intense warm-up + FR FR only FR + intense warm-up
Male Female Male Female Male Female
ROM (cm) 31.86 ± 5.32 36.08 ± 3.22* 31.68 ± 5.26 36.28 ± 2.70* 31.46 ± 5.15 36.73 ± 3.33*
CMJ (cm) 51.04 ± 5.07 34.73 ± 3.94* 50.71 ± 5.32 34.95 ± 4.45* 50.28 ± 5.18 34.99 ± 4.71*
MVIC (Nm) 159.91 ± 25.61 94.38 ± 10.52* 161.19 ± 24.28 96.77 ± 13.76* 154.50 ± 16.10 93.31 ± 8.82*
MVDC (Nm) 163.66 ± 22.46 105.58 ± 15.32* 167.47 ± 17.44 106.24 ± 15.53* 159.56 ± 28.06 106.52 ± 16.02*
* indicates a significant difference between the male and female participants. Please note that all the significant differences have a large magnitude of difference, with Cohen’s d ranging from 0.95 to 4.66.
FR = foam rolling.