The effect of aquatic and land plyometric training on the vertical jump and delayed onset muscle soreness in Brazilian soccer players

Renato Tavares Fonseca; Rodolfo De Alkmim Moreira Nunes; Juliana Brandão Pinto de Castro; Vicente Pinheiro Lima; Sérgio Gregorio Silva; Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas; Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale

doi:10.1515/humo-2017-0041

ISSN: 1899-1955

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The effect of aquatic and land plyometric training on the vertical jump and delayed onset muscle soreness in Brazilian soccer players

Renato Tavares Fonseca

,

Rodolfo De Alkmim Moreira Nunes

,

Juliana Brandão Pinto de Castro

,

Vicente Pinheiro Lima

,

Sérgio Gregorio Silva

,

Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

,

Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/humo-2017-0041

Online publish date: 2018/04/05

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Purpose
To compare the effects of aquatic and land plyometric training on the vertical jump (VJ) and delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in soccer players.

Methods
Twenty-four male soccer players aged 16–18 years (16.53 ± 0.5 years) were randomly divided into three groups: aquatic plyometric training (APT) (n = 8; age: 16.4 ± 0.4 years; body mass: 68.3 ± 7.54 kg; height: 179.75 ± 8.13 cm); land plyometric training (LPT) (n = 8; age: 16.5 ± 0.5 years; body mass: 68.2 ± 7.8 kg; height: 177.0 ± 7.4 cm); and control group (n = 8; age: 16.7 ± 0.6 years; body mass: 61.2 ± 6.5 kg; height: 171.43 ± 5.75 cm), not performing any jump program. An identical training program was applied for 6 weeks, totalling 944 jumps. The VJ was evaluated on a leap jump platform and the Visual Analogue Scale measured the change in DOMS perception.

Results
There was a significant increase in the VJ height in both experimental groups (LPT and APT) (p < 0.05). A significant reduction in DOMS perception was verified for the APT group in comparison with the LPT group (p < 0.05) between the first and last week of training. The foot contact time significantly decreased (p < 0.05) in the APT group from pre- to posttest. Significant improvements (p < 0.05) were observed in the flight time and jump speed from pre- to post-test in both LPT and APT groups.

Conclusions
APT can increase the VJ height and reduce DOMS perception in soccer players.

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The effect of aquatic and land plyometric training on the vertical jump and delayed onset muscle soreness in Brazilian soccer players

Renato Tavares Fonseca , Rodolfo De Alkmim Moreira Nunes , Juliana Brandão Pinto de Castro , Vicente Pinheiro Lima , Sérgio Gregorio Silva , Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas , Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale

land plyometric training, muscular pain perception, vertical jump, aquatic plyometric training, soccer

Renato Tavares Fonseca

,

Rodolfo De Alkmim Moreira Nunes

,

Juliana Brandão Pinto de Castro

,

Vicente Pinheiro Lima

,

Sérgio Gregorio Silva

,

Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

,

Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale