The Effect off bilateral and vertical plyometric training on vertical and horizontal movement in college-aged males
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2000
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Wilson, Aron
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of bilateral and predominantly vertical plyometric (BV) training on vertical jump (VJ) and sprint (SP) performance. Seventeen moderately-trained males were randomly assigned to either a plyometric training group (n=9; TG) or a no-training control group (n=8; C). The TG subjects trained twice weekly for eight weeks. Countermovement jump (CMJ), two-step jump (2SJ), right foot jump (RFJ), left foot jump (LFJ) and SP speed over 5, 10, 15, 20 and 36m were measured at weeks 0, 4 and 8. TG subjects improved their CMJ and 2SJ height from weeks 4 to 8 (p<0.05) and from weeks 0 to 8 (p<0.05) beyond the C subjects. No significant improvements were observed in RFJ, LFJ or any SP speed measures. The results suggest that a specific BV training program improves performance in activities that have primarily BV components but has no transfer to activities with predominantly unilateral or horizontal components.