The ballistic hip thrust test: a potential tool to monitor neuromuscular performance

Matthew Brown; Karim Hader; Gael Guilhem; Ben M Simpson; Martin Buchheit; Mathieu Lacome

doi:10.5114/biolsport.2021.102920

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The ballistic hip thrust test: a potential tool to monitor neuromuscular performance

Matthew Brown

^{1, 2}

,

Karim Hader

¹

,

Gael Guilhem

²

,

Ben M Simpson

¹

,

Martin Buchheit

^{1, 2}

,

Mathieu Lacome

^{1, 2}

Paris Saint Germain Football Club, 5 Avenue du President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Saint Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France, 78100
National Institute of Sport (INSEP), Research Department, 11 Avenue du Tremblay, Paris, France, 75012

Biol Sport 2022;39(1):73–77.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.102920

Online publish date: 2021/03/11

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To investigate the reliability of the ballistic hip thrust (BHT) test performed on force plates as a diagnostic tool to monitor posterior chain neuromuscular status and compare its usefulness with the counter movement jump (CMJ). Twenty-two male football players from an elite Under-19 French Ligue 1 football club (16.4 ± 0.6 years) performed two assessments; Assessment 1: Two testing sessions separated by one week were performed to assess the reliability of the test. Participants performed a 3-set workout of 4 repetitions of the BHTs each session. Intra-day (between set) and inter-day (between testing day) reliability of concentric mean force, takeoff peak force and peak power were assessed. Assessment 2: Participants performed a 1-set workout of 3 repetitions of the CMJ and 4 repetitions of the BHT tests pre- and post-training to compare the usefulness of both tests. Concentric mean force and takeoff peak force showed small-to-moderate standardised typical errors (TE: 0.2–0.7) for inter- and intra-day reliability. Inter-day concentric mean force showed a coefficient of variation (CV) of 7.2%. Intra-day concentric mean force and take-off peak force showed a CV of 4.2% and 5.5%. BHT and CMJ showed similar moderate levels of usefulness. The BHT test showed moderate levels of reliability and usefulness. This test could be a useful addition to a testing battery to monitor posterior chain neuromuscular status.

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The ballistic hip thrust test: a potential tool to monitor neuromuscular performance

Matthew Brown 1, 2 , Karim Hader 1 , Gael Guilhem 2 , Ben M Simpson 1 , Martin Buchheit 1, 2 , Mathieu Lacome 1, 2

Player load monitoring, Posterior chain, Testing

Matthew Brown

^{1, 2}

,

Karim Hader

¹

,

Gael Guilhem

²

,

Ben M Simpson

¹

,

Martin Buchheit

^{1, 2}

,

Mathieu Lacome

^{1, 2}