Journal article
Effectiveness of a dry-land resistance training program on strength, power and swimming performance in Paralympic swimmers
Journal of strength and conditioning research, Vol.29(3), pp.619-626
2015
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a dry-land resistance training program in Paralympic swimmers to increase swimming power and strength measures, and how these changes affect swimming performance. Seven elite-level Paralympic swimmers (1 male and 6 female; age 19.4 +/- 6.5 y; body mass 57 +/- 12 kg; height: 1.66 +/- 0.21 m) performed a 6-week coach-prescribed strength training intervention program designed to improve power, flexibility and postural control. Exercises targeted the main swimming movements: the start and turn, postural control in the water, and the pull and kick focusing on the gluteals, upper body and trunk. Swimming-specific tests, involving a 50-m time trial, and timed dive starts were conducted at baseline and after the 6-week program. A bilateral swim-bench ergometer and jump tests were conducted to quantify arm and leg strength and power. Following the 6-week intervention, 50-m time trials improved by 1.2%, +/-1.5% (mean, +/-90% confidence limits). Increases in both mean power (6.1%, +/-5.9%) and acceleration (3.7%, +/-3.7%) generated during the dive start enabled swimmers to substantially improve start times to the 5-m (5.5%, +/-3.2) and 15-m (1.8%, +/-1.1%) marks. The resistance training intervention resulted in a very large (r=0.78, +/-0.37) correlation between dive start velocity and the counter movement jump mean velocity. The 6-week resistance training program for Paralympic swimmers yielded substantial improvements in dry-land measures that corresponded with improvements in both timed dive starts and 50-m time trial performance, thus highlighting the usefulness of dry-land training for enhancing swimming performance in Paralympic swimming.
Details
- Title
- Effectiveness of a dry-land resistance training program on strength, power and swimming performance in Paralympic swimmers
- Authors
- Andrew A Dingley (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringDavid B Pyne (Author) - Australian Institute of SportJamie Youngson (Author) - Australian Institute of SportBrendan J Burkett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Journal of strength and conditioning research, Vol.29(3), pp.619-626
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Date published
- 2015
- DOI
- 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000684
- ISSN
- 1064-8011
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher policy. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Dingley, Andrew A, Pyne, David B, Youngson, Jamie, Burkett, B J (2015) Effectiveness of a dry-land resistance training program on strength, power and swimming performance in Paralympic swimmers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp.619-626.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448822402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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