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An Empirical Study on the Effect of 12-Week Functional Training on Sprint Performance of Adolescent Track and Field Athletes

Wenhui Ma, Qiong Wu

Abstract


Objective: To compare the effects of 12-week functional training and traditional physical training on sprint performance of young
track and field athletes. Methods: Twenty young track and field athletes were divided into an experimental group (10 people) and a control
group (10 people). The experimental group received functional training for 60 minutes thrice a week. The control group received 60 minutes
of traditional physical training three times a week. Before and after the intervention, the indexes of weight-bearing squat, weight-bearing half
squat, standing long jump, standing triple jump, 30 meters, 50 meters, and 100 meters were tested. Results: (1) Before the intervention, there
was no difference in height, weight, age, strength quality, and speed quality between the experimental group and the control group. (2) After
the intervention, the strength quality and speed quality of the athletes in the experimental group and the control group have changed, and the
results of the experimental group and the control group have improved compared with those before the experiment. (3) After the intervention,
compared with the control group, the results of the experimental group improved significantly. Conclusion: After 12 weeks of intervention,
the strength quality and speed quality of the subjects in the experimental group and the control group have been improved, but the functional
training in the experimental group has a more significant improvement in speed quality and a better effect.

Keywords


Functional training; Track and field athletes; Sprint results; Teenagers

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