Effect of Different Individualised Strength Training Approaches to Improve Physical Performance in Male Basketball Players.

Training individualisation is a key principle for maximising improvements in players' performance, but there are still few approaches to individualisation of training in basketball players. The aims of this study were as follows: (I) to analyse the effects of two individualised training approaches on performance in male basketball players; (II) to compare the inter-individual differences in adaptations of these physical abilities; and (III) to assess differences in physical performance between two time periods of training intervention. Forty-five male basketball players (age, 22.3 ± 4.18 years; body height, 1.86 ± 0.15 m; body mass, 86.3 ± 7.85 kg) were divided into three groups: a vertical group (n = 15), who performed an individualised training programme based on a force-velocity profile; a horizontal group (n = 15), who underwent individualised intervention based on change of direction deficit; and a control group (n = 15). The assessments included jump and speed tests. Strength training was administered twice weekly for 8 weeks. Both intervention groups demonstrated large significant group x time interactions in jump (η