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Comparison of instability resistance training, traditional resistance training and plyometric training on athletic performance parameters

  • Amit Kumar Amar , Shibili Nuhmani , Moazzam Hussain Khan ORCID logo , Melbin John , Shaji John Kachanathu , Gaurav Kadyan and Qassim I. Muaidi
Published/Copyright: January 29, 2021
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 18 Issue 3

Abstract

Objectives

The objective of the study was to compare traditional resistance, instability resistance, and plyometric training methods on measures of athletic performance in healthy subjects.

Methods

Sixty five healthy, physically active male students were randomly assigned to the following groups: traditional resistance training (RT, n=22), instability training (IT, n=22), and plyometric training (PLY, n=21).Athletic performance parameters were assessed pre- and post-training using chair squat test, standing stork test, shuttle run test, t-test, and vertical jump test.

Results

General linear univariate model with baseline as covariate (ANCOVA) was used for analyzing the change in outcome from baseline to post-treatment. Statistically significant improvement was observed in all the athletic performance parameters in all three groups after seven weeks of training (p-value<0.05). The highest change in chair squat test was reported for RT compared to IT (p-value<0.001) and PLY (p-value<0.001). The change in standing stork test among the IT group was substantially higher than that among RT (p-value=0.007) but did not significantly differ from that among the PLY (p-value=0.27). No statistically significant difference was observed in post-test values of vertical jump test among three groups. The highest change in t-test and shuttle run test was reported for PLY compared to IT (p-value<0.001) and RT (p-value<0.001).

Conclusions

Based on the findings of this study, it is suggested that IT and PLY can be included with traditional RT to improve various aspects of athletic performance in healthy physically active individuals. The current study will give an insight to athletes, coaches, and trainers regarding utilization of appropriate training methods in enhancing athletic performance. However, further research is required to establish the effectiveness

Keywords: athletic training; conditioning; specificity principle; sport performance
Corresponding author: Dr. Shibili Nuhmani, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy , College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 2435, Dammam 31451, Saudi Arabia, Phone: +966 554270531, E-mail:

  1. Research funding: None declared.

  2. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  3. Competing interests: No funding organizations played a role in the study design; in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the report for publication.

  4. Informed consent: Subjects were informed about the benefits and risks of the study and signed written informed consents prior to the investigation.

  5. Ethical approval: The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi (IRB No: JH/DRSC/IRB 113/14).

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Supplementary Material

The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2019-0346).

Received: 2020-02-20
Accepted: 2020-08-05
Published Online: 2021-01-29

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2019-0346
Keywords for this article
athletic training; conditioning; specificity principle; sport performance

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