Cuphill running and multiple jump exercises for power training in basketball
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.efyd.7163Keywords:
plyometrics, running uphill, power, basketballAbstract
Running uphill as a training method was compared to multiple jumps to improve jumping power in young male basketball players. We carried out a randomized comparative study with 20 male players (23 ± 2,2 years and 182 ± 9 cm) who were randomly assigned to tbe plyometric (n= 10) or running uphill (n= 10) training groups. Jumping ability was determinate through field test (standing long jump, vertical jump, vertical jump with step, and Abalakow´s tests) before training and after 8/12 week post-training. Standing long jump results were significantly higher in the group practicing running uphill compared to plyometrics after 8/12 weeks of training (p=0,09 and p=0,03, respectively). Moreover, vertical jump results were also significantly higher after 12 weeks (p=0.0722). These findings show that running uphill is at least as effective, and even better than the multiple jumps training method for improving explosive strength in young male basketball players.
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