Research summary · Training and performance
Core-strength training and handball performance
This review examines whether adding core-strength work changes throwing, jumping and running performance in handball players.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
- Journal
- BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Population / context
- Handball
What the publication reports
Eight randomized trials with 226 players were included. Average throwing and jumping outcomes improved, while jump-throw and sprint outcomes did not show clear benefits.
Limits and interpretation
The evidence base was small and interventions and tests varied. Duration subgroup findings were exploratory and do not establish an optimal programme or causal threshold.
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Effects of core strength training on athletic performance in handball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42426815DOI: 10.1186/s13102-026-01847-xFull text at the sourceReader discussion
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