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SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS
Use of Potentiation programme to optimise the effects of explosive strength (sprints, jumps, squash,
football, basketball, etc.) immediately before specific training or competition
The Potentiation programme should be used on the key muscles involved in the discipline practised. In this example, the key
muscles of the sprinter (quadriceps) will be stimulated. For other disciplines the choice of muscles to be stimulated may be
different.
The Potentiation programme must not take the place of the voluntary warm-up usually performed before the competition.
Activation of the cardiovascular system, short accelerations becoming progressively faster, practice starts and stretching will
therefore be carried out by the athlete according to his normal routine. A Potentiation session of short duration (approximately 3
minutes) will be applied on the sprinter's quadriceps immediately before the start of his race (or races, in the event of qualifying
events). The specific muscular activation of the Potentiation programme allows the maximum level of performance to be attained in
the very first seconds of the race.
Cycle duration: 1x
Always carry out the session as soon as possible before the start and at all events not more
than 10 minutes before the start. After 10 minutes, the phenomenon of potentiation of
muscle fibres quickly wears off
Programme: Potentiation 8G
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