Association of trunk muscle endurance with balance and agility among athletes from different sports
Amrinder Singh, Priya Yadav, Monika Sharma, Abhinav SatheABSTRACT
Background:
Participation in sports involves performing high-level activities and maintaining static and dynamic balance along with agility and strength. Athletes need to have good physical fitness and some performance factors that need to be improved to acquire some sports-related movements. This study reveals the correlation between these parameters that may influence performance in different group sports.
Aims and Objectives:
The aim of the study was to observe the correlation between trunk muscle endurance and balance, agility, and strength in different sports (volleyball, football, rugby, and recreational athletes).
Methodology:
It is an observational study of 68 university-level male athletes divided into 4 groups of 17 athletes each (volleyball, football, rugby, and recreational athletes), where trunk muscle endurance was recorded using the McGill protocol, balance was assessed and recorded using Balance-O, and agility was assessed and recorded using a T-test.
Results:
In football players, significant correlations were observed between trunk muscle endurance (flexion and extension) and agility, as well as between lateral trunk muscle endurance and agility. A significant relationship between left lateral trunk muscle endurance and agility in volleyball players was observed, with a correlation coefficient (P = 0.56, r = 0.019). We found that there is no significant correlation between trunk muscle endurance and balance, agility, and strength in recreational players and rugby players.
Conclusion:
The athletes with good trunk muscle endurance in football players have better agility, and the same was in volleyball players. It is important to include exercise programs in training methods that enhance trunk muscle endurance and increase agility, which is a very important component to improve sporting success.