Muscle Strength, Power and Flexibility Changes in Wrestlers According to the Structure of Resistance Training: Pyramidal Model Comparison

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 325 - 334, 30.06.2025

Abdullah Demirli

https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1680506

Abstract

Resistance training is a widely used method to improve physical fitness and athletic performance. This study aimed to investiga-te the effects of double pyramidal and fast pyramidal resistance training on selected physical and physiological characteristics in male wrestlers from the cadet category. Thirty male athletes were randomly assigned to one of three groups: double pyramidal resistance training, fast pyramidal training, and a control group. The training groups followed their respective protocols three times per week for eight weeks. Measurements included body composition, lower extremity muscle strength, peak and average power, 30-meter sprint performance, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) and the Sheffe post-hoc test at a significance level of 0.05 using SPSS 21. The findings indicated that the double pyramidal group experienced significantly greater improvements in body weight, body mass index, fat mass, lower extremity strength, and power output compared to the control and fast pyramidal groups (P<0.05). Conversely, the fast pyrami-dal group showed significantly better results in 30-meter sprint performance than the other two groups (P<0.05). Additionally, both training groups exhibited higher muscular endurance and flexibility levels than the control group (P<0.05). The results suggest that while double pyramidal resistance training is more effective for enhancing muscular strength and power, fast pyra-midal training provides better outcomes for sprint performance. Coaches and sports scientists can implement these methods based on the specific performance goals of cadet wrestlers.

Keywords

Resistance training , Pyramidal training , Wrestling

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