The impact of a specific training programme on the selected parameters of swimming turns

Zuzuna Pupišová,Martin Pupiš,Jozef Sykora,Jana Giničová,David Brunn,Ratko Pavlović

doi:10.31459/turkjkin.511533

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The presented study focuses on the impact analysis of a specific training programme primarily focusing on plyometric exercises for the lower limb explosive power, and the selected parameters of swimming turns. The tested set consisted of performance swimmers (n = 20, men n = 12 and women n = 8) in the average age of 17.3 years, average height of 174.2cm, and average weight of 65.8kg. The tested set was divided into two smaller sets. The experimental set (n = 10) used the training process as an extra experimental factor and the supervision set (n = 10) carried out only the main contents of the training process. The specific training schedule was applied during the period of 8 weeks, three times a week for 20 minutes. The effectiveness of the experimental factor was tested through a selected set of tests, focusing primarily on the lower limb explosive power. Three of the tests were conducted on the dryland using the Myotest machine: T1 – Squat jump (SJ), T2 – Countermovement Jump (CMJ) and T3 – Plyometric jump (PJ). The tests conducted in the swimming pool were: T4 – max. length of floating up after the push off from the turning wall, and T5 – the length of push off after 25m of breaststrokes in the maximum speed with a push off from the wall of maximum floating up. The results pointed out a proportionally higher increase in the experimental set, in which the average percentile improvement of the jump height amounted to 17.7% in T1 (the changes in the supervision set were 0.7%); in T2 the jump height was increased by 22% (the changes in the supervision set were 0.6%); in T3 the time of contact increased by 18.5% (the supervision set showed a decrease by 1.2%), T4 by 14.9% (the changes in the supervision set were 4.1%) and in T5 by 22.7% (the changes in the supervision set were 11.0%). Kendall correlation coefficient (r), pointed out the average value of the correlation coefficient between the experimental factor and the individual tests as follows: T1: r = 0.39, p&lt;0.05; T2: r = 0.41, p&lt;0.05; T3: r = 0.43, p&lt;0.05, T4: r = 0.38, p&lt;0.05 a T5: r = 0.41, p&lt;0.05. In conclusion, practice, improvement, and affectivity of the swimming turn can affect the swimmers’ performance in races and improve it.

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The term plyometric is a combination of two Greek words, plio and metric, which are translated as: to measure or to achieve more
The presented study focused on the impact analysis of a specific training programme which mostly involves plyometric exercises for the lower limb explosive power and the selected parameters of swimming turns
The experimental set shows improvement on the level of average values by 14.9%, while the supervision set shows these changes on level 4.1%

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The term plyometric is a combination of two Greek words, plio and metric, which are translated as: to measure or to achieve more. Verchošanskij, an expert in strength, is considered to be the founder of modern plyometric. The plyometric method used to be called the shock method as it forces the muscles to produce the highest tension. Zatsiorsy & Kraemer (2006) define plyometric movement as a fast-explosive movement with a countermovement. The goal is an extension of the muscle followed by a concentric contraction (the extend – contract cycle). The efficiency of the plyometric movement lies in the increase of mechanical performance by using the elasticity of the muscle and tendon stretching reflect

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