The Effect of Plyometric Training and Strength Training among Male College Volleyball Players - A Comparative Study

Ajit Kumar; Manoj Kumar Jadia

Ajit Kumar Senior Physiotherapist, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Manoj Kumar Jadia Assistant Professor, Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur, India.

Keywords: Sports medicine, Fitness training, Physiotherapy, Plyometric training

Abstract

Introduction: The performance of sports persons can be enhanced through scientific inputs from physiotherapists, as demonstrated in this study.
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of plyometric training versus strength training in improving the power, standing broad jump, and vertical jump performance of college-level volleyball players.
Methodology: Fifty subjects were randomly assigned to either of one group equally after assessment. Subjects in Group 1 were trained with plyometric training while subjects in Group 2 (n = 25) were trained with strength training. The pre-test and post-test data of standing broad jump, power, vertical jump performance were taken before and after the intervention respectively using standing long jump test, power by Sayerâ€™s formula, and vertical jump test.
Results: In Group 1, average power before the intervention was 3409.39 Â± 290.19 watts and after the intervention, it was 3912.30 Â± 100.00 watts. In Group 2, average power before the intervention was 3318.30 Â± 236.17 watts, and after the intervention, it was 3709.2 Â± 298.86 watts. Thus, in both the groups, intervention led to a significant improvement in power. In Group 1, average vertical jump height before the intervention was 42.16 Â± 4.52 cm and after the intervention, it was 49.68 Â± 4.95 cm. In Group 2, average vertical jump height before the intervention was 40.96 Â± 3.93 cm and after intervention, it was 47.08 Â± 4.76 cm.
Conclusion: Both the groups showed improvement after the training, but the group trained with plyometric training showed better results than the strength training group.

How to cite this article:
Kumar A, Jadiya MK. The Effect of Plyometric Training and Strength Training among Male College Volleyball Players - A Comparative Study. Ind J Youth Adol Health. 2021;8(3):15-19.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2349.2880.202114

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