THE EFFECT OF PLYOMETRIC TRAINING PROGRAM ON AGILITY LEG MUSCLE POWER AND LEG MUSCLE STRENGTH IN THAI NATIONAL WRESTLERS TEAM
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Purpose
Objective To study and compare the effects of plyometric drill training programs on agility leg muscle power and leg muscle strength in Thai national wrestlers before and after 8 weeks of training.
Methods
Research methodology This is a quasi-experimental research using purposive sampling from 16 male Thai national wrestlers aged 18–25 years, with at least 3 years of competition experience and who are in the training camp. They were divided into 2 groups of 8 people each, and pairing to divide into groups using agility tests. The experimental group received plyometric training combined with conventional wrestling training, while the control group trained conventional wrestling for 8 weeks, 3 days a week, 1 hour a day. Data were collected before and after training using shuttle run, vertical jump test, and leg strength test. The statistics used to compare the differences in agility, leg muscle power, and leg muscle strength were compared by comparing the means between the experimental and control groups using the Independent Samples t-test within the group before and after 8 weeks of training using the Dependent t-test, and comparing the results after training between the experimental, with the level of statistical significance set at p < 0.05.
Results
Before the training, the experimental and control groups did not differ significantly in terms of agility, leg muscle power, and leg muscle strength. This indicates that both groups had similar physical fitness before starting the training program. After 8 weeks of training, the experimental group that received the plyometric training program combined with regular wrestling training showed better development than the control group in terms of agility, leg muscle power, and leg muscle strength. The test results showed that the experimental group had significantly higher values than the control group (p < 0.05).
Conclusion
Plyometric training program combined with regular wrestling training is an effective training approach that can develop agility, leg muscle power and leg muscle strength, which are physical fitness that is important for the skill performance and competition of national-level wrestlers.
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