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Non-invasive Assessments of Subjective and Objective Recovery Characteristics Following an Exhaustive Jump Protocol

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Using Force Plates to Monitor the Recovery of Vertical Jump Performance After Strenuous Exercise: A Systematic Review

Caden Williams¹, Katherine Sullivan², Changki Kim¹

¹Department of Kinesiology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology

|June 26, 2025

Summary

Force plates effectively measure exercise recovery. Vertical jump performance dips post-exercise but recovers within 3 days, with older adults showing greater declines. This supports force plate use for recovery assessment.

Keywords:

meta-analysis neuromuscular fatigue recovery systematic review vertical jump

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Area of Science:

Sports Science
Exercise Physiology
Biomechanics

Background:

Force plates are utilized for non-fatiguing assessment of exercise recovery.
The specific time course of recovery measured by force plate analysis of vertical jumps remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and meta-analyze the changes in vertical jump performance.
To establish the recovery time course following strenuous exercise using force plates.

Main Methods:

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 22 peer-reviewed studies.
Searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for English articles on adult participants (>18 years).
Analyzed vertical jump performance changes over consecutive days using force plate data.

Main Results:

Vertical jump performance significantly decreased post-exercise (ES = -0.2639, p < 0.0001).
Performance returned to baseline levels by Day 3 of recovery.
Peak Height measurements showed larger decreases than Peak Power (ES = -0.4687 vs. -0.1399, p = 0.0393).
Older participants exhibited greater reductions in vertical jump performance (β = -0.0489, p < 0.0001).

Conclusions:

Force plates are validated tools for assessing post-exercise recovery.
A performance decline is evident on Days 1 and 2, with full recovery by Day 3.
Findings support the utility of force plates in monitoring recovery processes.