Year: 2026 | Month: January-March | Volume: 11 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 155-165
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20260118
Effect of Combined Core Training and Circuit Training Versus Circuit Training Alone on Explosive Power Among College Going Volleyball Players
Palapati Pooja Rajeswari1, A. Chaturvedi Pilladi2, Patchava Apparao3, Chintada Ganapathi Swamy4, Rayudu Geetha Mounika5
1MPT Sports, Department of Sports, GSL College of Physiotherapy, Dr. NTR University, Vijayawada, India.
2Professor, Vice Principal, Department of Sports, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Dr. NTR University, Vijayawada, India.
3Principal, Department of Orthopaedics, Swatantra Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Dr. NTR University, Vijayawada, India.
4Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, GSL Medical College, Dr. NTR University, Vijayawada, India.
5Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, GSL College of Physiotherapy, Dr. NTR University, Vijayawada, India.
Corresponding Author: Palapati Pooja Rajeswari
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Volleyball is a team sport that imposes various demands on its players. In volleyball, performance depends on the ability of the player to generate the force rapidly; this is particularly prominent in the jumping, movements which gain most points in a game which is known as explosive power. Main objective of this study was to compare the effect of “combined core training and circuit training” and “circuit training alone” on explosive power among college going volleyball players.
METHODS: Quasi experimental study. In this study, 72 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups, each group containing 36 subjects. Group-A received ‘Combined core and circuit training’ and Group-B received ‘circuit training alone.’ Subjects received 3 sessions in a week for 8 weeks. The outcome measures were measured in term of vertical jump test for explosive power. Independent t-test was used to compare the mean significance difference between continuous variables. Paired t-test was used to assess the statistical difference between pre-test and post-test scores.
RESULTS: Statistical analysis of the data revealed that Both groups demonstrated improvement in vertical jump performance after eight weeks of training. In Group A, the mean vertical jump height increased from 37.22 ± 5.41 cm to 54.81 ± 5.65 cm. Group B improved from 36.86 ± 5.25 cm to 41.22 ± 6.79 cm. The improvement observed in Group A (54.81 ± 5.65 cm) was greater than that in Group B (41.22 ± 6.79 cm), indicating superior enhancement of explosive power with combined core and circuit training.
CONCLUSION: Study concluded that after eight weeks of training both the groups showed significant improvement. Group-A, who received combined core and circuit training showed better and effective results than group-B who received circuit training alone.
Keywords: core training, circuit training, vertical jump test, explosive power, college going volleyball players, sports.