Table 2.
Pre- to post-intervention changes in strength profiles (1RM and peak torque) of soccer players performing resistance-training (RT), plyometric-training (PT), and complex-training (CT), as well as a control group (CG). Values are presented as mean±SD
| CG | RT | PT | CT | p | η2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||
| 1RM | ||||||||||
| Squat | 126 (20) | 129 (22) | 136 (24) | 167(29) | 127 (23) | 149 (19) | 120 (14) | 149 (20) | <0.001 | 0.41* |
| Plantar flex Dom | 110 (26) | 114 (29) | 105 (19) | 146 (24) | 108 (17) | 141 (30) | 112 (37) | 156 (29) | <0.001 | 0.44* |
| Plantar flex Ndom | 107 (27) | 113 (30) | 104 (19) | 142 (28) | 105 (19) | 136 (30) | 110 (41) | 153 (31) | <0.001 | 0.36* |
| Knee ext Dom | 57 (11) | 57 (11) | 58 (12) | 71 (9) | 60 (9) | 68 (13) | 58 (8) | 67 (9) | <0.001 | 0.49* |
| Knee ext Ndom | 58 (11) | 58 (11) | 58 (12) | 71 (12) | 60 (10) | 68 (11) | 58 (9) | 68 (10) | <0.001 | 0.48* |
| Peak | ||||||||||
| Torque | ||||||||||
| Qcon Dom | 204 (28) | 207 (27) | 205 (32) | 233 (26) | 221 (32) | 216 (27) | 206 (27) | 230 (35) | <0.001 | 0.35± |
| Qcon Ndom | 201 (26) | 199 (24) | 193 (37) | 206 (27) | 213 (39) | 217 (33) | 195 (29) | 211 (33) | 0.064 | 0.14 |
| Hcon Dom | 114 (12) | 114 (15) | 116 (11) | 130 (14) | 127 (22) | 130 (13) | 119 (10) | 123 (20) | 0.014 | 0.21# |
| Hcon Ndom | 113 (16) | 112 (16) | 110 (9) | 116 (16) | 125 (21) | 125 (18) | 115 (18) | 119 (16) | 0.318 | 0.07 |
| Hecc Dom | 185 (33) | 187 (33) | 190 (32) | 207 (33) | 205 (28) | 206 (27) | 191 (34) | 205 (33) | 0.077 | 0.13 |
| Hecc Ndom | 192 (30) | 191 (29) | 192 (33) | 201 (33) | 209 (39) | 206 (38) | 196 (28) | 218 (35) | 0.005 | 0.23§ |
Calf ext, calf extension; Leg ext, leg extension; con, concentric; ecc, eccentric; Dom, dominant limb; Ndom, non-dominant limb.
*
RT,PT,CT>CG;
±
RT>CG,PT;
#
RT>CG;
§
CT>CG