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Methodological Considerations in the Use of Complex Training in Basketball Players
Authors: Adriano Vretaros
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This research aims to discuss, through a literature review, the methodological considerations in the use of complex training in basketball players. This investigation was carried out by consulting scientific databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scielo, LILACS and MEDLINE in Portuguese and/or English, dealing with the topic. In total, 34 articles about complex training and complex training in basketball, 02 textbooks and 01 article with scientific research guidelines were included. The complex method is considered an advanced and time efficient strategy, as it employs in a single session two paired exercises with contrasting characteristics of maximal strength and explosive strength. The important neurophysiological theories that underlie the acute and chronic responses in the application of the complex method are post-activation potentiation and post-activation performance enhancement. Contrast loads, blocks of contrast loads, combined loads, and plyometric exercises are four methodological approaches to complex training. However, to achieve performance improvements with the complex method, it is necessary to pay attention to some parameters during exercise prescription, such as: muscle contraction regime, load volume, load intensity, recovery interval, properties of the paired exercise and characteristics of the athlete. The use of periodization to prescribe complex training with other biomotor capabilities can help organize loads. The training of muscular power with the complex method in basketball players is of crucial importance in athletic performance, but lacks research that respects the principle of specificity