Trial reportScientific reports2023
Effects of plyometric vs. strength training on strength, sprint, and functional performance in soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.
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- Physical fitness and hormonal responses to strength training in adolescent elite female soccer players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Running Speed is Maximized by Strengthening the Hip Flexors and Hip Adductors.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
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- Comparative Analysis of Speed-Power Performance and Sport-Specific Skills Among Elite Youth Soccer Players with Different Start Procedures.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Characterization of Fitness Profiles in Youth Soccer Players in Response to Playing Roles Through Principal Component Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
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- Comparison of lower-body neuromuscular performance profiles between 100 m and 400 m Olympic sprinters.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Drop jump performance differences between ACL-injured and healthy semi-professional male soccer players.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- GLN2 as a key biomarker and therapeutic target: evidence from a comprehensive pan-cancer study using molecular, functional, and bioinformatic analyses.Discover oncology · 2024Article
- Similar adaptive responses in the upper body physical performance of table tennis players following the traditional and cluster set resistance and plyometric training.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Plyometric training (PT) has been shown to have numerous benefits and few harmful effects. This study aimed to compare the effects of PT vs. strength training on muscle strength, sprint, and lower limb functional performance in soccer players. Ninety participants (mean age 22.5 years) were equally and randomly divided into three groups: a plyometric training group (PTG; n = 30), a strength training group (STG; n = 30), and a control group (CG; n = 30). In PTG: bounding, hurdling, and drop jumping exercises were performed. In STG: isometric exercises of knee extension (at 60º knee flexion), quadriceps (in supine), hip adductors (in crook lying), and straight leg raise were performed. In CG: no specific training was given. All interventions were performed for eight weeks. Isometric strength (IS), sprint (ST), and single-leg triple hop (SLTH) tests were outcome measures. The wilcoxon signed ranks test was used for with-in-group analysis, and Kruskal Wallis and Mann-Whitney u tests were used for between-group analyses. In PTG: in comparison to a baseline measurement, IS increased by 8.83% (p < 0.05), ST decreased by 20.14% (p < 0.05), and SLTH increased by 7.78% (p < 0.05). In STG: IS increased by 15.76% (p < 0.05), ST decreased by 30.26% (p < 0.05), and SLTH increased by 12.41% (p < 0.05). In CG: IS increased by 5.72% (p < 0.05), ST decreased by 15.54% (p < 0.05), and SLTH increased by 4.41% (p < 0.05). The greatest improvements were observed in STG, followed by PTG and CG. Strength training was found to be more effective than PT in improving muscle strength, sprint, and lower limb functional performance in male soccer players.
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