%0 Journal Article
%A Jurado Lavanant, A.
%A Alvero Cruz, J.R.
%A Pareja Blanco, Fernando
%A Melero Romero, C.
%A Rodríguez Rosell, David
%A Fernández García, J.C.
%T The Effects of Aquatic Plyometric Training on Repeated Jumps, Drop Jumps and Muscle Damage
%D 2018
%U https://hdl.handle.net/10433/25097
%X The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of land- vs. aquatic based plyometric training programs on the drop jump, repeated jump performance and muscle damage. Sixty-five male students were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: aquatic plyometric training group (APT), plyometric training group (PT) and control group (CG). Both experimental groups trained twice a week for 10 weeks performing the same number of sets and total jumps. The following variables were measured prior to, halfway through and after the training programs: creatine kinase (CK) concentration, maximal height during a drop jump from the height of 30 (DJ30) and 50 cm (DJ50), and mean height during a repeated vertical jump test (RJ). The training program resulted in a significant increase (P<0.01–0.001) in RJ, DJ30, and DJ50 for PT, whereas neither APT nor CG reached any significant improvement APT showed likely/possibly improvements on DJ30 and DJ50, respectively. Greater intra-group Effect Size in CK was found for PT when compared to APT. In conclusion, although APT seems to be a safe alternative method for reducing the stress produced on the musculoskeletal system by plyometric training, PT produced greater gains on reactive jumps performance than APT.
%K Vertical jump
%K Stretch
%K Shortening cycle exercise
%K Muscle strength
%K Muscle soreness
%K Creatine kinase
%K Reactive jumps
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