Research Article

The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers

Volume: 16 Number: 3 December 21, 2025
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The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a brief, high-intensity functional training program conducted after basic strength training on isoinertial power measures of the upper and lower extremities in top wrestlers. The study involved 17 elite male freestyle wrestlers who had completed an eight-week strength training program. The participants completed a two-week functional training program targeting the upper and lower extremities (four sessions in total). Before and after training, Desmotec devices were used to measure average power, concentric and eccentric peak power, and movement duration. The findings showed statistically significant improvements in concentric and eccentric power outputs across all extremities. Specifically, lower-extremity maximum concentric peak power and average concentric power increased (p<.001), while upper-extremity maximum eccentric peak power and average eccentric power also increased (p<.001). In addition, movement duration decreased significantly (p<.001). In conclusion, short-term functional training following a foundational strength phase appears to be an effective method for rapidly improving the explosive power characteristics and rate of force development in the upper and lower extremities of elite wrestlers.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical committee approval for the research was obtained from the Bartın University Research and Publication Ethics Committee with decision number 2024-SBB-0905 dated November 6, 2024

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Training

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 21, 2025

Submission Date

October 25, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 3, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Aydın, G. R., Genc, A., Kasap, M., Demırhan, B., & Gürcan, H. H. (2025). The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, 16(3), 559-575. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1810554
AMA
1.Aydın GR, Genc A, Kasap M, Demırhan B, Gürcan HH. The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;16(3):559-575. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1810554
Chicago
Aydın, Gökhan Recep, Ayca Genc, Murat Kasap, Bilal Demırhan, and Hasan Hüseyin Gürcan. 2025. “The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16 (3): 559-75. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1810554.
EndNote
Aydın GR, Genc A, Kasap M, Demırhan B, Gürcan HH (December 1, 2025) The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16 3 559–575.
IEEE
[1]G. R. Aydın, A. Genc, M. Kasap, B. Demırhan, and H. H. Gürcan, “The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers”, Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 559–575, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.17155/omuspd.1810554.
ISNAD
Aydın, Gökhan Recep - Genc, Ayca - Kasap, Murat - Demırhan, Bilal - Gürcan, Hasan Hüseyin. “The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers”. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi 16/3 (December 1, 2025): 559-575. https://doi.org/10.17155/omuspd.1810554.
JAMA
1.Aydın GR, Genc A, Kasap M, Demırhan B, Gürcan HH. The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025;16:559–575.
MLA
Aydın, Gökhan Recep, et al. “The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers”. Spor Ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 16, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 559-75, doi:10.17155/omuspd.1810554.
Vancouver
1.Gökhan Recep Aydın, Ayca Genc, Murat Kasap, Bilal Demırhan, Hasan Hüseyin Gürcan. The Effects of Functional Exercises on Isoinertial Performance in Elite Wrestlers. Spor ve Performans Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;16(3):559-75. doi:10.17155/omuspd.1810554