Effects of Body Weight Training Program on Strength and Power of Primary School Students

Background and Aim: This study showed that some students failed to meet the standard criteria for long jump tests at Tongfu School, Tianhe District, Guangzhou City, China, over the past year. This study was to study of effects of body weight training programs on the strength and power of primary school students. Materials and Methods: Methodology: The study was a quasi-experimental design that was conducted with 60 students by a simple random sampling method, with an experimental group and a control group. They were examined pretest, after week four, and a posttest on strength and power. The experimental group was trained according to a bodyweight training program for an eight-week duration, three days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), for one hour and a half per day, while the control group was trained according to a regular training program. The research instruments were a bodyweight training program, strength tests such as squat wall tests, sit-ups, and push-ups, and power tests, such as a standing long jump. The data analysis for mean and standard deviation, comparing the differences using one-way ANOVA, repeated measurement, and Bonferroni post hoc, was done pairwise. The significance level was set at.05. Results: (1) There were significant differences in strength and power between the control and the experimental group, all pairwise, the experimental group was higher than the control group. (2) Mean comparison within the experimental group found that strength and power were significant differences all pairwise post hoc. Conclusion: Comparing the experimental group to the control group, the former showed noticeably more strength and power. Furthermore, all pairwise comparisons made post hoc showed a significant increase in strength and power within the experimental group.