Effect of a 22-Week Strength- and Endurance-Based Physical Education Programme on Students’ Development

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of a physical education(PE) programme targeting strength and endurance development, in which the main activities were rope climbing, pull-ups, an obstacle course, 3000-m running and kickboxing, implemented over a 22-week period and for 260 minutes per week, on the physical development of students. A total of 477 students aged 19-21 (M= 20.1 ± 0.8) took part in the study, during which an intensive strengthand endurance-based physical training programme was carried out with the students by experienced physical training instructors over a period of 22 weeks. In order to assess the students' physical development, weight measurement, hand grip, bent arm hang, push-up, sit-up, agility and 20-m shuttle run tests were carried out respectively as pretest and posttest. The tests were completed in two days. The obtained data were examined with paired samples t-test. The varied strength-and endurance-based activities (kickboxing, crossing obstacles, etc.) carried out with a certain intensity and over a specific period by the students made a positive contribution to the development of their strength, endurance (Vo 2 Max) and agility characteristics.

Yükselti ve Sportif Performans

“…Katılımcılardan, kolları omuz genişliğinde açıkken düz tutuş pozisyonunda (pençe tutuşu) barı kavradıktan sonra, çeneleri barfiks demirinin üzerine çıkana kadar kendilerini yukarı doğru çekmeleri ve daha sonra tekrar başlangıç pozisyonuna dönmeleri istendi. Her başarılı hareket 1 tekrar olarak kaydedildi (Şenduran & Yabaş, 2020). Katılımcının pozisyonunu bozması ya da ayağının yerle teması sonucunda test sonlandırıldı.…”