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NCT Number: NCT05646914

Plyometric and Complex Training in Male Cricket Players

The complex training starts with a high load of resistance training that is succeeded by plyometric training. This combination aims at improving the efficacy of the plyometric training stimulus, thus increasing the neuromuscular response, explosive strength, and power. This response might further be improved by making appropriate variations in the dosage parameters of complex training. Previously available literature reports conflicting evidence, with some studies supporting the effectiveness of complex training for improving power output in sports, whereas others contradict this rationale. There is a paucity of research evidence that directly compares the efficacy of plyometric and complex training for the outcomes of physical performance in cricket players.

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Key information

Conditions

Physical Functional Performance Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year–26 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

King Saud University

Riyadh, 11433, Saudi Arabia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • University-level cricket players
  • Age of 18 to 26 years
  • Playing competitively at least once a month
  • Involved in resistance training for at least six months
  • Working knowledge of the english language

Exclusion criteria

  • A history of severe neurological deficit, injury or concussion in the past six months,
  • Operative treatment for lower or upper limb in the past six months,
  • Current musculoskeletal pain (any level of chronicity)

Treatment and study plan

Complex training exercises

Other

Squats and drop jumps, Barbell step-ups and hops, Bench press and plyometric press-up, Barbell lunge and box jumps were performed.

Plyometric training exercises

Other

Drop Jumps, Hops, Plyometric press-up, Box Jumps were performed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Core Muscle Strength

    Time frame: 4 weeks.

    Athletes assumed a pike position with the elbows under the shoulders, the forearms shoulder-width apart on the floor, toes on the floor, buttocks in a neutral position, and the body in a straight line.

  2. Multistage Fitness

    Time frame: 4 weeks.

    For this test, the subject had to run between two lines marked 66 feet apart (20 meters). Pre-recorded beeps were played, and the subjects had to increase their speed with each beep, thereby determining their aerobic fitness based on the number of laps completed.

  3. Push-Up

    Time frame: 4 weeks.

    The subjects performed the push-up with their hands and toes touching the floor. In the eccentric phase, the subjects moved down until they were at a 5 cm distance from the floor. The total number of push-ups completed in proper form was counted.

  4. Lateral Cone Jump

    Time frame: 4 weeks.

    Two cones were kept with a crossbar or tape fastened across them with the subject standing on one side. The subjects were made to jump to cross the bar and land on the opposite side. The time was started as soon as the subject's foot left the ground, and the total number of lateral jumps performed in 30 seconds was counted.

  5. Stationary Vertical Jump

    Time frame: 4 weeks.

    A tape measure was attached to the wall, with the subject standing adjacent to it. They were supposed to touch the highest point on the wall with their inked middle fingertip. This point was taken as the standing height of the subject. Then, the subject performed a vertical jump with the assistance of both arms and legs to reach the maximum possible height and marked the wall with their inked middle fingertip. The difference between the two points was calculated as the final score.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

King Saud University

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Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Plyometric and Complex Training on Physical Performance in Male Cricket Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Dec 12, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2022

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