2024, Vol. 11, Issue 4, Part B
Plyometric training and linear periodization on lower limb muscle strength in athletes
Author(s): Rajan Balakrishnan and Selvaraj Sudhakar
Abstract:The study is to determine the effect of plyometric training and linear periodization on lower limb muscle strength in athletes.
Introduction: The study were to evaluate the effect of plyometric training and linear periodization on lower limb strength improvement in athletes. Sports are intermittently characterized by repeated high-intensity efforts in upper and the lower body during competitions such as Jumping, sprinting, hitting, blocking and throwing a ball are fundamental skills for participation in overhead sports for both adult and adolescent players. Especially for the adolescent athlete, to maintain a successful athletic lifestyle, players must develop physical fitness in multiple dimensions, including anaerobic power, upper and lower body power and agility. Therefore, identifying the training interventions that can be more effective in improving sport-specific performance in athletes.
Methodology: The study duration was six weeks of three session per week. The subjects were selected based on the inclusion criteria with age group between 18-24 years male athletes. A total of 30 subjects were recruited and divided into two groups. Group A consist of 15 subjects, who were trained with plyometric training & Group B consist of 15 subjects, who were trained with linear periodization. Outcomes measure were quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength using push pull dynamometer. Pre test and Post test measurement were taken.
Results: On comparing Pre test and Post test within and between Group A & Group B on Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC) of Quadriceps and Hamstrings muscle strength shows highly significant difference in mean values at P ≤ 0.05.
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Rajan Balakrishnan, Selvaraj Sudhakar. Plyometric training and linear periodization on lower limb muscle strength in athletes. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2024;11(4):68-70.