Effects of Strength Training on Freestyle Swimming Performance and Core Muscles Strength in Swimmers

Riphah International University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: No Intervention: Control group; Other: Experimental: Experimental group exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05333536

REC/Lhr/21/0424 Nayab

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effectiveness performance and core muscles of Strength Training . strength in swimmers on freestyle swimming

Full description

There is lack of literature on strength training on freestyle swimming performance, core muscles strength in swimmers, kicking, and stroke rate. With the help of this study the swimming performance of individual s will improve.

Enrollment: 18 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Competitive swimmers
• male gender
• Experience of more than a year of swimming

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with associated neuromuscular conditions and any injuries to lower limbs.
• Spinal injuries have been excluded in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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18 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental performs Strengthening exercises of core.10 reps , 3 sets of each.Prone plank(10 sec hold)(18) ,Side plank (8 sec hold),Bridging (8 sec hold)(19),Bird dog (10 reps ,3 sets),Leg drop (10 reps, 3 sets)(15),Dying bug with their regular swimming practice. First 2 weeks simple strengthening exercises.Next 4 weeks stability ball exercises. Dying bug without stability ball. And strengthening exercises of UL and LL with theraband ,10 reps each.Upper limb: Latissimus dorsi,Serratus anterior, Upper trapezius.Lower Limb: Flexors of hip, Extensors of hip,Plantar flexors.

Treatment:

Other: Experimental: Experimental group exercises

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

control only participates in their yearly swimming trainings.

Treatment:

Other: No Intervention: Control group