Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Plyometric Training on Lower Limb Explosive Strength in Adolescent Athletes

Lunxin Chen, Zhiyong Zhang, Zijing Huang, Qun Yang, Chong Gao, Hongshen Ji, Jian Sun () and Duanying Li ()
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Lunxin Chen: Digitalized Performance Training Laboratory, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Zhiyong Zhang: Digitalized Performance Training Laboratory, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Zijing Huang: Digitalized Performance Training Laboratory, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Qun Yang: Sports Training Institute, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Chong Gao: Sports Training Institute, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Hongshen Ji: Sports Training Institute, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Jian Sun: Sports Training Institute, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China
Duanying Li: Sports Training Institute, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou 510500, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: Background: Plyometric training is an effective training method to improve explosive strength. However, the ability to perform plyometric training in the adolescent population is still controversial, with insufficient meta-analyses about plyometric training on lower limb explosive strength in adolescent athletes. Objective: To investigate the influence of plyometric training on the explosive strength of lower limbs in adolescent athletes. Methods: We performed a search of six databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest databases, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wan-fang database) from the starting year of inclusion in each database to April 4, 2022. The quality of the included literature was assessed using the Cochrane risk assessment tool, and data were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.4 software. Result: Plyometric training had significant effects on the performance of adolescent athletes in countermovement jump (MD = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.62, 3.85, p < 0.01), squat jump (MD = 4.37, 95% CI: 2.85, 5.90, p < 0.01), standing long jump (MD = 6.50, 95% CI: 4.62, 8.38, p < 0.01), 10-m sprint (MD = −0.04, 95% CI: −0.08, −0.00, p = 0.03), and 20-m sprint (MD = −0.12, 95% CI: −0.20, −0.04, p = 0.03); all had positive and statistically significant effects ( p < 0.05). Conclusion: Plyometric training can significantly enhance the explosive strength of lower limbs in adolescent athletes.

Keywords: plyometric training; explosive strength; adolescents; athletes; meta-analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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