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Background Isometric strength training (IST) involves contracting a muscle or muscle group without anyjoint movement, resulting in static exertion. This method has garnered attention in recentyears as an alternative approach for enhancing performance and rehabilitating injuries.Overcoming isometrics (OI), a specific type of isometric exercise, entails pushing against animmovable object. Despite its potential benefits, scientific literature on the effects of OI onathletic performance remains limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigatethe impact of overcoming isometrics on strength, power, and jump height.

Method Eight elite female football players (15-17 years old), competing in the Swedish championshipfor girls aged 17, participated in this study. The participants were divided into two groupsprior to the intervention: a training group and a control group. The training group performedovercoming isometrics for four weeks, while the control group followed a mobility protocol.To assess the participants' strength, power, and jump height, three tests were conducted bothbefore and after the intervention: trap bar 1RM, box squat, and countermovement jump(CMJ). The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine if the data were normally distributed,followed by an independent samples t-test to analyze any significant differences between thegroups.

Results The results showed no significant differences between the groups for the box squat (p =0,086) and trap bar 1RM (p = 1,000). However, the CMJ yielded significantly better resultsfor the training group in comparison to the control group (p = 0,004).

Conclusion The findings of this study indicate that overcoming isometrics improves jump height.However, it appears to have no significant effects on strength and power.

Keywords: Youth sports, resistance training, athletic performance, linear encoder, PhotonSports