Date of Award
4-16-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Kinesiology
First Reader
Professor Hallie Wallace
Second Reader
Dr. Angela Douglass
Third Reader
Professor Anna Lambeth
Abstract
Neuromuscular training has been shown to have many benefits to athletes ranging from increases in performance to decrease in injury risk by decreasing knee valgus in some athletes. The purpose of this study is to determine if neuromuscular training can influence power in athletes. It is hypothesized that with the intervention program there will be a significant increase in power in the sample. A 4-week neuromuscular training program was implemented with resistance trained athletes (Age: 20.13±.99 yrs., n=14). This training involved balance and plyometric exercises. A pretest and posttest consisted of 2 sets of 6 repetitions of a back squat at 60-70% of 1RM. The back squats were performed on a force plate and with a linear position transducer to gather force and velocity respectively. The average power produced in a back squat in the post test had a significant increase from the average power in the pretest (pre: 2188.77 ± 606.26 W; post 2544.95 ± 607.33 W, p = < .001). All athletes measured power increased except one, with an average increase of 356.18 ± 312.68 W. A significant increase in power was observed after the neuromuscular training intervention.
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Noah, "4-Week Neuromuscular Training Program on Peak External Power in the Back Squat in Division II Collegiate Athletes" (2024). Honors Theses. 925.
https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/925