Effects of a strength training program based on the speed of execution in U-23 pelotaris players

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of speed-based strength training on performance in pelota players. The study participants were five males under 23. The subjects performed strength training twice a week for 8 weeks. The performance variables that were evaluated were the countermovement jump (CMJ), squat and bench press from a load-velocity test. The effect of the training program was calculated based on the mean of the results obtained in the pre-test and post-test, based on the t-student test, the size of the effect and the alteration between the variables analyzed. As a result, there were significant improvements in the bench press variable (p=.03 ES=3.03), the CMJ (p=.03 ES=1.30) and the squat (p=.05; ES=1.07). To conclude, we can say that the training program based on execution speed improved the physical performance of the pelota players.