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AuthorAloui, Ghaith
AuthorHermassi, Souhail
AuthorHayes, Lawrence D.
AuthorShephard, Roy J.
AuthorChelly, Mohamed S.
AuthorSchwesig, René
Available date2024-07-21T06:24:21Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameApplied Sciences (Switzerland)
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11031309
ISSN20763417
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/56850
AbstractThis project investigated the effect of incorporating 8 weeks of biweekly upper limb loaded plyometric training (using elastic bands) into the in-season regimen of handball players. Participants were randomly allocated to a control group (CG) (n = 15, age = 18.1 ± 0.5 years, body mass = 73.7 ± 13.9 kg), or an experimental group (EG) (n = 14, age = 17.7 ± 0.3 years, body mass = 76.8 ± 10.7 kg). The measurements obtained pre- and post-intervention included a cycle ergometer force–velocity test, ball throwing velocity in three types of throwing, one-repetition maximum (1-RM) bench press and pull-over, and anthropometric estimates of the upper limb muscle volumes. The EG improved in absolute muscle power (W) (Δ23.3%; interaction effect p = 0.032 more than pre-intervention), relative muscle power (W·kg−1) (Δ22.3%; interaction effect p = 0.024), and all three types of ball throwing (Δ18.6%, interaction effect p = 0.019 on a jumping shot; Δ18.6%, interaction effect p = 0.017 on a three-step running throw; and Δ19.1%, interaction effect p = 0.046 on a standing throw). There was no interaction effect for the 1-RM bench press and pull-over performance. The upper limb muscle volumes remained unchanged in both groups. We concluded that adding biweekly elastic band plyometric training to standard training improves the muscle power and throwing velocity. Accordingly, such exercises should be adopted as a part of a pragmatic approach to handball training.
SponsorFunding: The authors thank the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunis, Tunisia for financial support.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
SubjectHandball
Load
Muscle power
Plyometric training
Team sports
Throwing velocity
TitleEffects of elastic band plyometric training on physical performance of team handball players
TypeArticle
Pagination13-Jan
Issue Number3
Volume Number11
dc.accessType Open Access


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