A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CIRCUIT AND PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON STRENGTH, SPEED AND AGILITY IN SPORTS PLAYERS
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Keywords
50-meter Dash Test, Agility-T-Test, circuit training, plyometric training, Vertical Jump Test
Abstract
Sports need frequent, high-intensity efforts over a prolonged period, including acceleration, declaration, and direction changes. In this case, a variety of training approaches are used to increase sport players’ overall athletic performance by enhancing their speed, acceleration, flexibility, balance, and agility. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of circuit training and plyometric exercise on running speed, agility, and strength in sports players.
METHOD:-In this comparative study, 40 sport players between the ages of 18 and 25 were participated. They were randomly divided into 2 groups, each consisting of 20 players, for circuit training group A and plyometric training group B. With the Vertical Jump Test, Agility-T-Test, and 50-meter Dash Test, all players were assessed for lower limb strength, upper limb strength, agility, and running speed. At the beginning, fourth, and end of the eighth week, data were gathered for every variable.
RESULT:-After the eighth week, both groups had made substantial progress, but the circuit training group had significantly better upper and lower limb strength, running speed, and agility than the plyometric training group (p <0.05).The results of the study showed that by the end of the eighth week, agility, speed, and strength in the circuit training group A had each improved by 40, 40, and 41%. While at the end of the eighth week, the plyometric training group B’s agility, speed, and strength had increased by 19, 18, and 18%, respectively.
CONCLUSION:-Although lower limb strength, agility, and running speed were all significantly improved for both groups by -the end of the eighth week.The circuit training is a crucial way to increase their lower limb strength, running speed, and agility in sport players.
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8. Chaouachi A, Othman AB, Hammami R, Drinkwater EJ, Behm DG. The combination of plyometric and balance training improves sprint and shuttle run performances more often than plyometric-only training with children. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 2014 Feb 1;28(2):401-12.
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31. Palmieri GA. Weight training and repetition speed. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research. 1987 May 1;1(2):36-8.
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38. Sonchan W, Moungmee P, Sootmongkol A. The effects of a circuit training program on muscle strength, agility, anaerobic performance and cardiovascular endurance. International Journal of Sport and Health Sciences. 2017 Apr 1;11(4):176-9.
39. Trecroci A, Duca M, Formenti D, Alberti G, Iaia FM, Longo S. Short-term compound training on physical performance in young soccer players. Sports. 2020 Jul 30;8(8):108.
40. Wilt F. Soviet Theory, Technique and Training for Running and Hurdling: Volume 1. Championship Books; 1984.
41. Yuksel M, Cengiz A, Zorba E, Gokdemir K. Effect of badminton training on physical parameters of players. Anthropologist. 2015; 21:542-47.
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Saurabh Dwivedi
Bachelor of physiotherapy, Galgotias university
Rohit Yadav
Bachelor of physiotherapy, Galgotias university
Dr Sakshi Arora
Associate professor, Galgotias university
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Saurabh Dwivedi, Rohit Yadav, & Dr Sakshi Arora. (2022). A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON CIRCUIT AND PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ON STRENGTH, SPEED AND AGILITY IN SPORTS PLAYERS. Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, 29(04), 5542-5551. https://doi.org/10.53555/g5nmnf11
