ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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abstractEffects
of a Short Term Plyometric Training Program on Biochemical and Physical
Fitness Parameters in Young Volleyball Players Baljinder Singh Bal, Kanwaljeet
Singh, Karunesh Kumar Department of
Physical Education, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
Abstract
Introduction.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6-week
Plyometric training program on biochemical and physical fitness
parameters. A group of 40 female volleyball players (mean ±
SD:
age 22.05 ± 1.67 years, height 1.67 ± 0.04m, body
mass
58.62 ± 3.73 kg), who participated in inter-college
volleyball
competition and in the Catch Them Young (CTY) programme volunteered to
participate. All participants were informed about the study aim and
methodology as well as about the possibility of immediate acceptance at
any time of the experimentation. Subjects agreed to the above
conditions in writing. They were randomly assigned into Plyometric (P)
and control (C) groups, n=20 each. Written consent, approved by the
Directorate of Sport, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab,
India was obtained from each subject prior to data collection. Group
(P) was subjected 6-week Plyometric training program 45 min a day and
the control group did not perform any Plyometric training techniques.
No Significant between-group differences were found in the Plyometric
(P) group, in haemoglobin (t=0.0318), urea (t=1.422), uric acid
(t=0.160), total cholesterol (t=1.406), triglyceride (t=1.422) and
aerobic capacity (t=0.326) as the analysis of the performed
examinations shows that the calculated value of t is less than
tabulated value of (t=1.729) for the selected degree of freedom and
level of significance whereas significant between-group differences
were noted in body composition (t=2.465*) and abdominal strength
&
endurance (t=.13.424*), since the calculated value
of t is
greater than tabulated value of t (t=1.729). No significant changes
were found in the control groups.
Key
words:plyometric
training, volleyball players, biochemical, physical fitness parameters Full article: Effects
of a Short Term Plyometric Training Program on Biochemical and Physical
Fitness Parameters in Young Volleyball Players
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