COMPARISON OF EFFECTS OF KETTLEBELL AND BATTLE ROPE HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT) PROTOCOLS ON EXPLOSIVE POWER

Abstract

This analysis aimed to see if using a kettlebell and a battle rope protocol could improve explosive power. The study's second goal was to see if there were any differences in explosive power changes between the kettlebell and battle rope training. To investigate explosive power improvement to a 12 week Battle Rope training and kettle Bell training, 60 men amateur players (21.66 ±1.71 yr) trained 2x/week for three months. 1:2 work to rest ratio (25 seconds work and 50 seconds rest) training method was used. The kettlebell was 12 kg and 18 kg and the battle rope was 30 feet in length and 1.5 inches in diameter. All subjects were divided in 3 groups equally and tested befre and after 12 weeks of training. Results showed significant improvement in explosive power with both kettlebell (13.73±2.22 ver. 21.31±1.71) and battle rope (13.95±2.03 ver. 18.90±1.08) training. The comparison showed that the
kettlebell group more significantly improved than the battle rope and control group. The findings of this study show
that kettlebell and battle rope training will help increase explosive strength. Kettlebell training has a larger impact on
explosive power than battle rope training