ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Effects of a 12-Week Functional Training Program on the Strength and Power of Chinese Adolescent Tennis Players.
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- Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Resistance or power training to enhance lower limb muscle morphology in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy? A focused systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- A comprehensive review of training methods for physical demands in adolescent tennis players: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of an Intervention Program on Gross Motor Skills in Peruvian Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical activity interventions among children and adolescents in China: a scoping review through an equity lens.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Review
- Impact of 6-Week Combined Gym and Climbing Training on Handgrip Strength and Arm Size-GRIP-6 Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effects of functional training on skill performance and movement quality among skilled youth male tennis players: A cluster randomized control trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effects of functional training on physical and technical performance among the athletic population: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFunctional training is any type of training designed to improve a specific movement or activity for fitness or high performance sports. This study examined the effect of functional training on the strength and power of young tennis players.
methods40 male tennis players were assigned to the functional training group (n = 20; age, 16.7 ± 0.4 years) or the conventional training group (n = 20; age, 16.5 ± 0.6 years). The functional training group received three 60 min sessions per week for 12 weeks, while the conventional training group participated in three sessions per week of mono-strength exercise for 12 weeks. Strength and power were measured according to the International Tennis Federation protocol at baseline, 6 weeks after the intervention, and 12 weeks after the intervention.
resultsBoth forms of training increased (
conclusionsImprovements in strength and power could occur after as little as 6 weeks of functional training, and 12-week functional training could outperform conventional training in male adolescent tennis players.
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