THE EFFECTS OF LAND VS. AQUATIC PLYOMETRICS ON POWER, TORQUE, VELOCITY, AND MUSCLE SORENESS IN WOMEN

The purpose of this study was to compare changes in performance indicators (power, torque, and velocity) and muscle soreness between plyometric training on land and in water. Thirty-two college age women were randomly assigned to 8 weeks of an identical plyometric training program on land or in an a...

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Published in:Journal of strength and conditioning research 2004-02, Vol.18 (1), p.84-91
Main Authors: ROBINSON, LEAH E., DEVOR, STEVEN T., MERRICK, MARK A., BUCKWORTH, JANET
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Exercise
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Multivariate Analysis
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Pain - etiology
Pain - prevention & control
Physical Education and Training - methods
Swimming Pools
Torque
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to compare changes in performance indicators (power, torque, and velocity) and muscle soreness between plyometric training on land and in water. Thirty-two college age women were randomly assigned to 8 weeks of an identical plyometric training program on land or in an aquatic setting. Performance indicators were assessed pretraining, midtraining, and posttraining. Muscle soreness (ordinal scale) and pain sensitivity (palpation) were assessed after a training bout (0, 48, and 96 hours) during the first week of training and when training intensity was increased (weeks 3 and 6). Performance indictors increased for both groups (pretraining < midtraining < posttraining, p < 0.001). Muscle soreness was significantly greater in the land compared to the aquatic plyometric training group at baseline and each time training intensity was increased, p = 0.01. Aquatic plyometrics provided the same performance enhancement benefits as land plyometrics with significantly less muscle soreness.
ISSN:1064-8011
1533-4287
DOI:10.1519/00124278-200402000-00012