Effects of a Combined Plyometric and Resistance Training Programme on Adolescent Rugby Union Players
The findings indicate that a 6-week CT programme can augment measures of lower-body power, maximal strength, and change of direction performance in adolescent male rugby union players, and a 4-week resistance training-only period (plyometric detraining) does not negatively affect performance adaptations.
Authors
- Joseph I. Esformes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5633-8532)
- Colin L. Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8812-2499)
- Paul Byrne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4976-9131)
- Jeremy A. Moody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9833-0056)
Institutions
- İstanbul Nişantaşı Üniversitesi (TR)
- South East Technological University (IE)
- Institute of Technology Carlow (IE)
- Cardiff Metropolitan University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Muscles
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles4020017
- Primary Topic
- Sports Performance and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00