Introduction: Explosive power of skeletal muscles is often important for sports performance in both competitive and recreational sports. Earlier muscle contractions affect the mechanical action of subsequent muscle contractions. Fatiguing muscle contractions impair muscle performance, but short-duration, high-intensity muscle contractions performed during an athlete's warm-up can increase muscle performance and thus affect jumping. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to determine, through a review of scientific and professional literature, how post-activation potentiation affects vertical jump height and which methods are most effective in achieving this. Methods: Literature searches were conducted using the PubMed and PMC databases with various combinations of keywords in English. Results: Seven studies were included in the literature review, in which the authors investigated the effect of post-activation potentiation on vertical jump height. The results show that post-activation potentiation can improve vertical jump height by as much as 5,9 %. Its impact is highly dependent on the protocol used to enhance post-activation potentiation. Discussion and Conclusion: From the reviewed studies, it can be concluded that post-activation potentiation is effective in increasing vertical jump height, especially in athletes or physically stronger individuals.
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