Effect of plyometric training and neuromuscular electrical stimulation assisted strength training on muscular, sprint, and functional performances in collegiate male football players

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Shahnaz Hasan¹  Gokulakannan Kandasamy²  Danah Alyahya¹  Asma Alonazi¹  Azfar Jamal³  Amir Iqbal⁵  Radhakrishnan Unnikrishnan¹  Hariraja Muthusamy¹ 

[1] Physical Therapy Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University;School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University;Department of Biology, College of Science, Al-Zulfi-, Majmaah University;Health and Basic Science Research Centre, Majmaah University;Rehabilitation Research Chair, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University

关键词: Strength;    Functional performance;    Sprint;    Collegiate male football players;    Plyometric training;    NMES;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.13588

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

Background The study’s objective was to analyze the influence of an 8-week neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) with a plyometric (PT) and strength training (ST) program on muscular, sprint, and functional performances in collegiate male football players. Methods Sixty collegiate male football players participated in this randomized controlled trial single-blind study. All the participants were randomly divided into two groups: (1) NMES group (Experimental, n = 30) who received NMES assisted ST and (2) sham NMES group (Control, n = 30) who received sham NMES assisted ST. In addition, participants from both groups received a PT program; both groups received intervention on three days a week for 8-weeks. The study’s outcomes, such as muscular, sprint, and functional performances, were assessed using a strength test (STN) for quadriceps muscle, sprint test (ST), and single-leg triple hop test (SLTHT), respectively, at baseline pre-intervention and 8-week post-intervention. The interaction between group and time was identified using a mixed design (2 × 2) ANOVA. Results Significant difference found across the two time points for the scores of STN: F (1.58) = 5,479.70, p < 0.05; SLTHT: F (1.58) = 118.17, p < 0.05; and ST: F (1.58) = 201.63, p < 0.05. Similarly, the significant differences were found between groups averaged across time for the scores of STN: F (1.58) = 759.62, p < 0.05 and ST: F (1.58) = 10.08, p < 0.05. In addition, after 8-week of training, Cohen’s d observed between two groups a large to medium treatment’s effect size for the outcome STN (d = 10.84) and ST (d = 1.31). However, a small effect size was observed only for the SLTHT (d = 0.613). Conclusions Findings suggest that the effect of PT and ST with either NMES or sham NMES are equally capable of enhancing muscular, sprint, and functional performances in collegiate male football players. However, PT and ST with NMES have shown an advantage over PT and ST with sham NMES in improving muscular performance and sprint performance among the same participants.

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