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- Title
Effect of plyometric training in land surface aquatic medium & aquatic medium with a weighted vest on the aerobic capacity of athletes.
- Authors
BISWAS, RAJU; GHOSH, SANDIP SANKAR
- Abstract
Background: It is already established that plyometric training is a powerful training means for speed and power development; however, very few studies have attempted to know the impact of Plyometric Training on aerobic capacity so far. Sufficient studies were not found by the researchers on plyometric training in land and aquatic medium with & without weight vests for the development of aerobic capacity. Consequently, it was planned to investigate the impact of plyometric training in land and aquatic medium on aerobic capacity from a comparative standpoint. Purpose: Therefore, the present experimentation was aimed to compare the effectiveness of plyometric training programs for 14 weeks on the aerobic capacity of the athletes conducted in three different conditions in land and aquatic medium. Approach: Forty-eight (N = 48) middle-distance track athletes were finally selected based on simple randomization. The selected participants were divided into four equal groups of strength (n=12) each: i) Land Plyometric Training Group (LPTG) ii) Aquatic Plyometric Training Group (APTG) iii) Weighted Vest Aquatic Plyometric Training Group (APTGWV) and iv) Control Group (CG). The same plyometric training was performed for fourteen weeks on the respective training groups in different conditions on dry land surfaces (without a weighted vest) and aquatic medium (without a weight vest & with a weighted vest). Aerobic capacity in terms of maximum oxygen consumption i.e. VO2max (ml.kg-1.min-1) was measured through Queen's-College-Step-Test (QCST). To draw a statistical inference on aerobic capacity among the groups in baseline & post-intervention conditions, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used. Tukey's post-hoc LSD test was employed to identify the location of difference among the groups. Statistical inferences were drawn at p<.05 level. Results: Different plyometric training groups improved significantly in comparison to the control group in aerobic capacity. Therefore, plyometric training was found as an effective means of developing aerobic capacity. A significant difference was also observed between the land plyometric training group and the weighted vest aquatic plyometric training group in aerobic capacity. However, the rest of the experimental groups didn't differ significantly. Conclusions: Plyometric training is not only beneficial for speed and power development but also proved as an effective means for developing aerobic capacity. It is further established that weighted vest aquatic plyometric training is the best one among the training groups for improving the aerobic capacity of the athletes. Normal aquatic plyometric training is equally effective as land Plyometric training for improving aerobic capacity.
- Subjects
PLYOMETRICS; AEROBIC capacity; WEIGHT vests; PHYSICAL education; PHYSICAL fitness; ATHLETIC ability
- Publication
Journal of Physical Education & Sport, 2022, Vol 22, Issue 4, p930
- ISSN
2247-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7752/jpes.2022.04118