| EFFECTS OF 12-WEEK MEDICINE BALL TRAINING ON MUSCLE STRENGTH AND POWER IN YOUNG FEMALE HANDBALL PLAYERS. | |
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PMID: 22027860 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of medicine ball training on the strength and power in young female handball athletes. Twenty-one young female handball players (age: 16.9 ± 1.2 years) were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Experimental group (n = 11) participated in a 12-week medicine ball training program incorporated into the regular training session, while controls (n=10) participated only in the regular training. Performance in the medicine ball throws in standing and siting positions, one-repetition-maximum (1RM) bench and shoulder press, and power test at two different loads (30% and 50% of 1 RM) on bench and shoulder press were assessed at pre- and post-training testing. The athletes participating in the medicine ball training program made significantly greater gains in all medicine ball throw tests compared to the controls (p<0.01). Also, the experimental group made significantly greater gains in bench and shoulder press power then control group (p<0.05). Both training groups (E) and (C) significantly (p<0.05) increased 1RM bench and shoulder strength, with no differences observed between the groups. Additionally, medicine ball throw tests showed stronger correlation with power tests, then with 1RM tests. These data suggest that 12-week medicine ball training, when incorporated into a regular training session, can provide greater sport-specific training improvements in the upper body for young female handball players. |
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Aleksandar Ignjatovic; Zivorad Markovic; Dragan Radovanovic |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-24 |
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Title: Journal of strength and conditioning research / National Strength & Conditioning Association Volume: - ISSN: 1533-4287 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9415084 Medline TA: J Strength Cond Res Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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1Faculty of Pedagogy Jagodina, University of Kragujevac, Serbia; 2Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Nis, Serbia. |
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