Effects of plyometric training on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Plyometric training (PT) is an effective training method for improving physical fitness among trained individuals; however, its impact on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants remains ambiguous. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of PT on health-related p...

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Published in:Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 11272 - 17
Main Authors: Deng, Nuannuan, Soh, Kim Geok, Abdullah, Borhannudin Bin, Huang, Dandan, Xu, Fan, Bashir, Marrium, Zhang, Dong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 17.05.2024
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Adult
Body fat
Body Mass Index
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Cardiorespiratory Fitness - physiology
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Male
Meta-analysis
multidisciplinary
Muscle strength
Muscle Strength - physiology
Muscular fitness
Physical fitness
Physical Fitness - physiology
Plyometric exercise
Plyometric Exercise - methods
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Stretch–shortening cycle
Training
Stretch–shortening cycle
Cardiorespiratory fitness
Muscular fitness
Physical fitness
Plyometric exercise
ISSN:2045-2322, 2045-2322
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Summary:Plyometric training (PT) is an effective training method for improving physical fitness among trained individuals; however, its impact on health-related physical fitness in untrained participants remains ambiguous. Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of PT on health-related physical fitness among untrained participants. Six electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE Complete, Web of Science Core Collection, SCOPUS, and SPORTDiscus) were systematically searched until March 2024. We included controlled trials that examined the effects of PT on health-related physical fitness indices in untrained participants. Twenty-one studies were eligible, including a total of 1263 participants. Our analyses revealed small to moderate effects of PT on body mass index, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and flexibility (ES = 0.27–0.61; all p > 0.05). However, no significant effects were detected for body fat percentage and lean mass (ES = 0.21–0.41; all p > 0.05). In conclusion, the findings suggest that PT may be potentially effective in improving health-related physical fitness indices (i.e., body mass index, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and flexibility) in untrained participants. However, the results should be interpreted cautiously due to data limitations in some fitness variables.
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ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-024-61905-7