The Effectiveness of a CrossFit Training Program for Improving Physical Fitness of Young Judokas: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of a CrossFit-based training program to enhance the general and sport-specific physical fitness of 10-12-year-old judokas. The study was conducted between September 2021 and February 2022. The pedagogical research experiment was designed to be one complete, annual macrocycle (September-June). The current study presents mid-point data. Twenty male participants (3 years average sports experience; age = 11 ± 0.64 years) were randomly assigned to one of two groups: CrossFit-based training (experimental, n = 10) and traditional training (control, n = 10). Baseline testing was conducted by the researcher and included tests for motor skills and general physical fitness domains including Sweden wall pull-ups and leg raises,

SUBMITTER: Avetisyan AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9590037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature