Abstract
The aim of this study was to find out the most significant exercise training in improving lower limb power in young male football players. Sixty non-smoking young male football players with the mean age of 14.18 (0.79) years, were randomly allotted to four groups (Group A, B, C, D) of 15 players in each group. Lower limb power was assessed at baseline by vertical jump test. The Group A athletes were instructed to perform diaphragmatic breathing exercise with conventional sports training. Group B athletes instructed to do pelvic floor muscle exercise with conventional sports training. Group C athletes advised to do synchronized diaphragmatic breathing with pelvic floor contraction with conventional sports training and Group D (Control group) players received conventional sports training alone. The training regimen was scheduled for 15-minute length 5 times per week for 8 weeks, along with their 60-minute conventional sports training. Mid and post intervention assessment were carried out at the fourth week and the eighth week with similar baseline assessment regimen. The repeated measures of ANOVA exposed that, noticeable development in lower limb power was obvious amongst all of intervention groups, however post hoc analyses implicated that synchronized diaphragmatic breathing with pelvic floor contraction was advantageous in enhancing lower limb power than the pelvic floor exercise, diaphragmatic breathing exercise and conventional sports training (P<.05). Hence, synchronized diaphragmatic breathing with pelvic floor contraction training should be considered as a part of sports training to improve lower limb power.
Highlights
Competition is the ultimate test of performance capability, and is the finest sign of training success
Using repeated measure ANOVA accompanied by post-hoc multiple comparisons using Shefe correction the findings of the intervention effect (Table 4) demonstrate that synchronized breathing with pelvic floor contractions group was substantially stronger than conventional sports training and the diaphragmatic exercise training group (P
This means diaphragmatic breathing exercise, pelvic floor exercise, synchronized breathing with pelvic floor contractions and conventional sports training all have a positive effect on lower limb power development
Summary
Competition is the ultimate test of performance capability, and is the finest sign of training success. 164 Synchronized Breathing with Pelvic Floor Contractions Increase the Lower Limb Power in Young Football Players each component [1]. The progress of certain physical fitness components such as cardiorespiratory endurance, speed, body flexibility, core body strength, upper body strength, agility, and leg power are potential outcomes of effective performance in the sport of soccer [2]-[3]. For the successful performance in game and enhance respiratory muscle strength and endurance, usually suggested practise is diaphragmatic breathing exercise [7]. Exploration befitted crucial for this Synchronized diaphragmatic breathing with pelvic floor contraction, and its influence on lower limp power. To scrutinise most significant exercise in enhancing lower limb power in young male football players through which they can enrich their performance in sports. The current trial began after the approval of the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abdin Human Ethical Research Committee (UHREC/2018/01), after which the players were brought to the exercise therapy laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, UniSZA for the baseline evaluations
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