Table 3.
Descriptive results of study variables between pre-test and post-test (N = 60).
| Variables | Groups | Pre-test, M ± SD |
Post-test, M ± SD |
Post–Pre, M (%) |
p (Group × Time) | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscular strength (SLJ) |
Freestyle RS | 161.50 ± 20.96 | 170.05 ± 21.51 | 8.55 (5.29) | <0.001 | 0.40 |
| Traditional JP | 161.25 ± 26.05 | 165.75 ± 21.78 | 4.50 (2.79) | 0.20 | ||
| Control | 170.25 ± 32.36 | 166.60 ± 32.57 | −3.65 (−2.14) | 0.11 | ||
| Muscular strength (RHG) |
Freestyle RS | 20.27 ± 5.84 | 22.76 ± 6.27 | 2.49 (12.28) | <0.001 | 0.41 |
| Traditional JP | 19.45 ± 4.69 | 21.67 ± 5.28 | 2.22 (11.41) | 0.44 | ||
| Control | 21.24 ± 7.12 | 15.65 ± 5.32 | −5.59 (−26.32) | 0.88 | ||
| Muscular strength (LHG) |
Freestyle RS | 18.69 ± 6.35 | 21.20 ± 5.50 | 2.50 (13.38) | <0.001 | 0.42 |
| Traditional JP | 19.12 ± 5.44 | 20.80 ± 5.36 | 1.68 (8.79) | 0.31 | ||
| Control | 21.23 ± 5.47 | 13.20 ± 5.01 | −8.03 (−37.82) | 1.53 | ||
| Flexibility | Freestyle RS | 2.97 ± 10.19 | 7.85 ± 7.12 | 4.87 (163.97) | <0.01 | 0.55 |
| Traditional JP | 5.35 ± 4.26 | 6.42 ± 6.59 | 1.07 (20.00) | 0.19 | ||
| Control | −0.15 ± 6.97 | 0.80 ± 5.72 | 0.95 (633.30) | 0.14 | ||
| Body composition (WC) | Freestyle RS | 69.00 ± 7.45 | 68.93 ± 6.05 | −0.07 (−0.10) | <0.05 | 0.01 |
| Traditional JP | 62.80 ± 8.32 | 67.75 ± 7.51 | 4.95 (7.88) | 0.84 | ||
| Control | 66.35 ± 8.92 | 64.25 ± 13.39 | −2.10 (−3.17) | 0.18 | ||
| BMD | Freestyle RS | 0.42 ± 0.09 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 0.03 (7.14) | >0.05 | 0.33 |
| Traditional JP | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 0.40 ± 0.08 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 | ||
| Control | 0.43 ± 0.09 | 0.42 ± 0.08 | −0.01 (−2.33) | 0.11 |
Note. Each group included twenty participants; d = Cohen’s d; Freestyle RS = freestyle rope skipping; Traditional JR = traditional jump rope; SLJ = standing long jump; RHG = right-hand grip; LHG = left-hand grip; WC = waist circumference; BMD = bone mineral density.