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Effects of light-load vs. heavy-load jump squats as priming activities in Olympic female rugby sevens players

Irineu Loturco
1, 2, 3
,
Piotr Zmijewski
4, 5
,
Valter P. Mercer
1, 2
,
Maurício S. Ramos
2, 6
,
Marina T. Betelli
1, 6
,
Ismael Arenhart
6
,
Túlio B. M. A. Moura
1
,
Lucas A. Pereira
1

  1. NAR – Nucleus of High Performance in Sport, São Paulo, Brazil
  2. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  3. University of South Wales, Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
  4. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  5. Research and Development Center Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa, Poland
  6. CBRu – Brazilian Rugby Confederation, São Paulo, Brazil
Biol Sport. 2025;42(2):85–94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2025.142645
Online publish date: 2024/09/06
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