Effect of plyometric exercises on leg power of college women

Abstract

Plyometric exercise is one of the most time-efficient training methods available, and has arguably the greatest transfer to sport application. One of the most exciting training innovations over the past 25 years in sports is plyometric training. Plyometric exercise can be applied in complex training sessions to develop explosive power. The purpose of the study was to find the effect of plyometric training on leg power of college women. A total of 40 female students of Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education, Thiruvananthapuram were selected as subjects. On the basis of the initial test scores experimental and control groups were formed. The experimental group underwent training sessions which were prescribed on the basis of different intensity level