Comparison of Olympic vs. traditional power lifting training programs in football players.
2004
Twenty members of an National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division III collegiate football team were assigned
to either an Olympic lifting (OL) group or power lifting (PL)
group. Each group was matched by position and trained 4-
days·wk21 for 15 weeks. Testing consisted of field tests to evaluate
strength (1RM squat and bench press), 40-yard sprint, agility,
vertical jump height (VJ), and vertical jump power (VJP).
No significant pre- to posttraining differences were observed in
1RM bench press, 40-yard sprint, agility, VJ or in VJP in either
group. Significant improvements were seen in 1RM squat in
both the OL and PL groups. After log10-transformation, OL
were observed to have a significantly greater improvement in
DVJ than PL. Despite an 18% greater improvement in 1RM
squat (p . 0.05), and a twofold greater improvement (p . 0.05)
in 40-yard sprint time by OL, no further significant group differences
were seen. Results suggest that OL can provide a significant
advantage over PL in vertical jump performance changes.
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