EFFECTS OF WEIGHT TRAINING ON TENDANGAN LURUS KICKING PERFORMANCE OF THAILAND NATIONAL PENCAK SILAT TEAM

Abstract

This research aimed to study and compare the effects of weight training on the Tendangan Lurus kicking performance of Thailand National Pencak Silat. The participants were 20 athletes from the team who were purposively selected, and assigned to the experimental group (n=10) and control group (n=10). The research instrument designed by the researcher was a weight training program with five postures. The training lasted eight weeks, three days per week. Statistical data analysis consisted of mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and t-test independent.

The results showed that the mean values of Tendangan Lurus kicking performance of the athletes in the experimental group before training, after the ^4th week of training, and after the 8^th week of training were significantly different at .05 level. Therefore, the Bonferroni method was used for a pairwise comparison. The findings revealed the statistical differences in the Tendangan Lurus kicking performance of the athletes in the experimental group before training, after the 4^th week, and after the 8^th week of training at a significance level of .05. The control group before training, after the 4^th week, and after the 8^th week of training did not differ. The mean values of Tendangan Lurus kicking performance of the athletes in the two groups before the training were not different, while statistical differences were found after the 4^th and after the 8^th weeks of training at a significance level of .05.