Effects of Plyometric Training on Endurance and Explosive Strength in Cricket Players

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Plyometric training with warm up and cool down; Other: Conventional training with warm up & cool down

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04993898

REC/00848 Haris Hassan

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will help to understand the effects of plyometric training on endurance and explosive strength in cricket players.

Full description

It will consist of combination of plyometric training with warm up and cool down including Squat to Squat Jump, Lunge to Plyo Lunge, Step Jack to Star Jumps, Plank to Plyo Spider Lunge, Plank to Frogger Frequency = 2 days per week for 2 weeks and then 4 days per week after 2nd week to 4th week, Intensity =500 jumps, Time = 30 min.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Active Male cricket players, age between 18-30 years.
• Playing from last 6 months.
• Normal BMI athletes

Exclusion criteria

• History of trauma/injury in last 2 months.
• Playing for less than 6 months.
• Over-weighted or underweighted athletes
• Any co-morbidity
• Cardiorespiratory issues like asthma
• Hypertension or Diabetes
• Meniscus or ACL/PCL/LCL/MCL injured patient
• Ankle sprain in last 6 month

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Plyometric training with warm up and cool down

Experimental group

Description:

Plyometric training will include following exercises. * Squat to Squat Jump * Lunge to Plyo Lunge * Step Jack to Star Jumps * Plank to Plyo Spider Lunge * Plank to Frogger

Treatment:

Other: Plyometric training with warm up and cool down

Conventional training with warm up & cool down

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional training will include following exercises. * Squats * Single leg squat * Cork hip lift * Press ups

Treatment:

Other: Conventional training with warm up & cool down