Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players

Yağmur Özçelik; Onur Aydoğdu

doi:10.54141/psbd.1762297

Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players

Abstract

This study examined the effects of elastic band exercises added to a traditional warm-up program on throwing performance and viscoelastic properties of upper extremity muscles in adolescent female handballers. Thirty female handballers aged 12-18 years participated in the study. The athletes were randomly divided into control (n = 15) and experimental (n = 15) groups. While elastic band exercises in addition to a traditional warm-up program, six days a week for six weeks. Throwing performance, viscoelastic properties, strength, and endurance of the upper extremity were evaluated by the Throwing Accuracy Test, Myotonometry, Modified Push-Up, and Medicine Ball-Throw Test, respectively. Immediate effects of warm-up showed significant improvements in standing and jumping throws in the experimental group (p < 0.05), but no improvement in standing throws in the control group (p = 0.504). Regarding viscoelastic properties, a significant increase in deltoid elasticity was observed in the Experimental Group (p = 0.023). Long-term effects showed improvements in throwing accuracy and changes in viscoelastic properties in both groups, with significant differences in biceps muscle tone and stiffness in the experimental group (p < 0.05). Significant improvements were also observed in Modified Push-Up and Medicine Ball Throwing Test results in both groups (p < 0.05). In conclusion, elastic band exercises added to the traditional warm-up improved throwing accuracy and altered the viscoelastic properties of upper extremity muscles in handballers.

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There is no funding for the research and/or authorship of this article.

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for this study was received from the Marmara University Faculty of Medicine Non-Drug and Medical Device Research Ethics Committee with the date 16.09.2024 and protocol code 09.2024.734. We declare that all measurements were performed in accordance with the ethical standards of the Helsinki Declaration

Thanks

The authors are also thankful for all study participants for their contribution to the study

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English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

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Research Article

Authors

Yağmur Özçelik ^*
0000-0003-0480-6039
Türkiye

Onur Aydoğdu
0000-0001-6438-6713
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

April 12, 2026

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April 30, 2026

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August 11, 2025

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January 29, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 17 Number: 1

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Özçelik, Y., & Aydoğdu, O. (2026). Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, 17(1), 271-292. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1762297

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1.Özçelik Y, Aydoğdu O. Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026;17(1):271-292. doi:10.54141/psbd.1762297

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Özçelik, Yağmur, and Onur Aydoğdu. 2026. “Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17 (1): 271-92. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1762297.

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Özçelik Y, Aydoğdu O (April 1, 2026) Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17 1 271–292.

IEEE

[1]Y. Özçelik and O. Aydoğdu, “Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players”, Pamukkale J Sport Sci, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 271–292, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.54141/psbd.1762297.

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Özçelik, Yağmur - Aydoğdu, Onur. “Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 17/1 (April 1, 2026): 271-292. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1762297.

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1.Özçelik Y, Aydoğdu O. Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026;17:271–292.

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Özçelik, Yağmur, and Onur Aydoğdu. “Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, vol. 17, no. 1, Apr. 2026, pp. 271-92, doi:10.54141/psbd.1762297.

Vancouver

1.Yağmur Özçelik, Onur Aydoğdu. Effects of Elastic Band Exercises Added to the Warm-Up Program on Throwing Performance and Viscoelastic Properties of Upper Extremity Muscles in Youth Female Handball Players. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2026 Apr. 1;17(1):271-92. doi:10.54141/psbd.1762297