The Effect of Specific Speed Strength Exercises for the Abdominal Muscles on the Long Jump of Beginner Athletes

Abstract

The aims of this research are setting up exercises that develop the speed strength of the abdominal muscles of female beginner athletes on the long jump, and investigating the effects of such exercises. The research population consists of one group of 6 female beginner athletes (long jump) of the Serwan Al-Jadeed Athletics Club, and it represented the research sample itself. The experimental group has been homogenized according to the variables recognized in this research, which include the weight, height and chronological age. The researchers designed a training method based on high intensity interval training (HIIT), and showed it to sport experts and specialists. After checking this training method, the pretests on the observed variables took place, followed by two exploratory experiments, one for the current test and the other for the training method of the samples of the training units which have been applied on 3 research participants. This training method has been implemented through training units from (27/09/2014) to (19/11/2014). Later, the posttests on the same observed variables took place and the data has been processed statistically. One of the researcher's conclusions is the effectiveness of the specific training used to develop the speed strength of the abdominal muscles and the performance of female athletes on the long jump.