The Effect of strength training program on lower extremities functional capacity in male adolescent football players
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2020-12-02 |
Short Oral Scientific Presentation Session
Bibliogr.: p. 50-51
ISBN 978-9955-15-683-3
Abstracts included in the „Book of Abstracts“ were reviewed by one independent scientific referee: Kristina Berškienė, Algė Daunoravičienė, Alma Kajėnienė, Vilma Tamulionytė, Renata Žumbakytė-Šermukšnienė, Ernesta Gurskienė, Viktorija Kaktienė, Agnė Slapšinskaitė, Saulė Salatkaitė, Giedrė Vaičienė.
Introduction. Football poses a relatively high risk of injury between professionals, amateurs and young players during training and matches [1]. In football, muscle and tendon lower limbs injuries dominate among all types of injuries [2]. To reduce the incidence of these injuries, scientists recommend applying strength exercises to the most vulnerable muscle groups [3,4]. Such exercises have been found to improve the functional capacity of the lower extremities and especially the strength indicators [5,6], but research with adolescent football players on this topic is still lacking. Research aim: to evaluate the effect of strength training program on lower extremities functional capacity in male adolescent football players. Research methods and organization. In total, 36 male adolescent football players from the Baltic football academy and football academy “Žalgirietis” participated in the research. After agreement of bioethics and study participants, the study was conducted from June 2020 (preseason) till September 2020 (middle season). The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: intervention group consisted of 18 players (mean age - 15,39±0,5 years, BMI - 20,44±2 kg/m²) who performed strength training program and control group consisted of 18 players (mean age - 15,33±0,49 years, BMI - 20,26±2,13 kg/m²) who did not performed any given intervention. The strength training program consisted of five exercises: Nordic hamstring curl, Copenhagen adduction exercise, reverse Nordic hamstring curl, bent and straight legs heel raises. The program was designed by recommendations of the literature and was performed for eight week. The exercises of the program were done two or three times a week, depending on the dosage. The study subjects were tested twice: at the start of the study before the program was applied and at the end of the study after the application. Lower extremities muscle strength was e[...].