The Effect of Acute Multiple Set Complex Training with Different Intensities on Jump Performance in Trained Women
Çisil Sönmez1
, Mehmet Gören Köse1, Taylan Aytaç2, Ayşe Kin İşler1
1Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye
2Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Başkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Keywords: Complex training, post-activation performance enhancement, plyometric exercise, female athletes
Abstract
Objective: Complex training (CT) involves performing resistance exercises of maximal or high intensity before a lighter resistance plyometric movement with similar biomechanical properties. This study aimed to investigate the effect of different intensities of acute multi-set CT on counter movement jump (CMJ) height in trained female athletes.
Materials and Methods: Fourteen trained female athletes (age = 25.2 ± 5.2 years) with a regular menstrual cycle (26.1 ± 1.8 days) and experience in strength and plyometric training (3.79 ± 1.57 years) were randomized to two different intensities (90% 1RM and 65% 1RM) at the same time of day (15:30–17:00 h), with a 48-hour interval, during the late follicular phase of their menstrual cycle (days 7–12). CT was performed in 3 sets, each consisting of 3 repetitions of back squats at the specified intensity, followed by 3 countermovement jumps (CMJ) as explosive exercises. Participants performed 2 CMJs before CT, and the acute effect of two different CT intensities on CMJ height was assessed with CMJ tests conducted at 1 and 3 min after 3 sets of CT. Data were analyzed using a 2 × 3 repeated-measures two-way ANOVA, with intensity (65% vs. 90%) and time (pre, 1 min, and 3 min post) as within-subject factors.
Results: The results indicated no significant main effect of intensity on CMJ height when values were averaged across time points (F(1,13) = 3.23; p = 0.096; ηp2 = 0.199). The intensity × time interaction was also not statistically significant (F(2,12) = 1.088; p = 0.352; ηp2 = 0.077). However, a significant main effect of time on CMJ height was observed (F(2,12) = 4.638; p = 0.019; ηp2 = 0.263).
Conclusion: The main finding of this study was that CMJ height did not change significantly in trained female athletes following CT at different intensities. However, CMJ height was significantly lower at 1 min post-CT compared with baseline. No significant differences were observed between baseline and 3 min post-CT, or between the 1- and 3-min post-CT measurements.
Cite as: Sönmez Ç, Köse MG, Aytaç T, Kin İşler A. The effect of acute multiple set complex training with different intensities on jump performance in trained women. Turk J Sports Med. 2026; https://doi.org/10.47447/tjsm.0948
The approval for this study was obtained from Hacettepe University Non-invasive Clinical Research Ethics Committee, Ankara, Türkiye (Decision no: 2022/13-42, Date: 06/09/2022).
Consept: ÇS, AKİ; design: ÇS, MGK, TA, AKİ; supervison: AKİ; materials: ÇS, MGK, TA, AKİ; data collection and/or processing: ÇS, MGK, TA; analysis and interpreta‐tion: ÇS, MGK, AKİ; literature review: ÇS; writing manuscript: ÇS, MGK, AKİ; critical reviews: MGK, AKİ. All authors contributed to the final version of the manuscript and discussed the results and contributed to the final manuscript.
The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to authorship and/or publication of the article.
The authors received no financial support for the research and/or publication of this article.
