Efficiency in 4-week Plyometric Training: Lower Limb Improvement in Sedentary Adults

Rodrigo Lizama Perez

Status: Completed

Conditions: Plyometric Exercise; Sedentary Behavior

Treatments: Other: plyometric training protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05928130

IDAFISAD 64202

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of different volumes of plyometric training on lower limb muscle strength, power, and muscle activity in sedentary individuals. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

• What is the minimum volume of plyometric training that can induce changes in lower limb strength and power variables?
• How does muscle activity in the lower limbs vary with different volumes of plyometric training?

Participants will be asked to:

• Complete questionnaires to determine their level of physical activity.
• Attend pre and post-evaluations of lower limb muscle activity, strength, and power during an instrumented sit-to-stand test.
• Perform lower limb plyometric exercises, such as jumps, hops, and bounds.
• Attend supervised training sessions three times a week for a duration of 4 weeks.

Researchers will compare three groups to see if the minimum volume of plyometric training can be identified.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects without lower limb musculoskeletal injuries in the past six months.
• Without previous lower limb surgery in the past two years
• Being sedentary

Exclusion criteria

• Medical conditions that could compromise their participation (including cardiovascular disease).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Volume Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will undergo a plyometric training protocol at a known effective volume that is expected to induce changes in lower limb strength, power, and muscle activity.

Treatment:

Other: plyometric training protocol

Reduced Volume Training Group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will undergo a plyometric training protocol at a lower volume than the Volume Training Group, aiming to determine if a lower volume still leads to significant improvements in lower limb strength, power, and muscle activity.

Treatment:

Other: plyometric training protocol

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will not undergo any plyometric training and will serve as a comparison to assess the natural progression of lower limb strength, power, and muscle activity without intervention.