Physical and Functional Responses Associated to Rope and Stepping Box Exercises in Students of the Faculty of Physical Education | ||
| Journal of Applied Sports Science | ||
| Article 10, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2015, Pages 89-103 PDF (757.05 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jass.2015.84465 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Eslam Mohamed Salim; El-Sayed Soliman Hammad | ||
| Faculty of Physical Education for Boys, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research aims at identifying the physical and functional responses associated to rope and stepping box exercises in students of the faculty of physical education. The basic study was conducted on a random sample of the second year students in the faculty of physical education for men, Alexandria University (N = 30). Sample was divided into two experimental groups, each consisting of 15 students. The experimental method was used and the suggested program was applied in ten weeks one of which was assigned to teaching the stepping and rope exercises, while the remaining 9 weeks were used in training. There were 36 training units in all given at the rate of 4 units per week. The main results of the study were: 1) superiority of the first experimental group, using the stepping box exercise program in physical variables (muscular strength, muscular endurance, agility and coordination); 2) superiority of the second experimental group, using the rope exercise program in speed and cardio-respiratory endurance variables (1500 m run); 3) there are no significant differences between the two groups in cardio-respiratory endurance (800 m run); 4) superiority of the second experimental group (rope exercises) over the first experimental group (stepping box exercises) in all functional variables, except for the respiratory exchange ratio (REP) variable where there are no significant differences. Accordingly, the following recommendations were made: 1) applying the 2 suggested exercise programs (stepping box and rope) to different sport activities in order to improve the physical and functional variables, with a view to upgrading the performance level of athletes and reach top levels; 2) conducting further research using exercises tools according to standardized training programs to determine the efficiency thereof. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Physical and Functional Responses; Rope and Stepping Box Exercises | ||
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