The effects of ViPR complex training on core stability, limb strength, and physical fitness

• Main Authors: Wen-Tse Chien, 簡文澤
• Other Authors: Wen-Lan Wu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25556003505048405478

碩士 === 高雄醫學大學 === 運動醫學系研究所碩士在職專班 === 102 === Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 6 months of the newly launched ViPR training method on core strength/stability, limb strength and physical fitness, in comparison to the conventional weight training programmers in popular use Method: 23 World Gym members were enrolled for this study, 11 in the ViPR group (study group) and 12 in the Weight Training group (control group). The average age and height of the study and control subjects are as follows: the average age was 37.27(11.54) years old and the average height was 166.44 (7.65) cm for the study group; control group had an average age of 36 (12.56) years and height 167.75 (8.74) cm. Before training, individual pre-test was finished. The duration of the weight and ViPR training is over 6 weeks with two sessions weekly and each session lasting 60 minutes. Post-test was performed after 6 weeks. Paired samples t-test, independent t- test and ANCOVA were used in this study, P <.05 was set as the level of significance, The study parameters include training effects on body composition, core muscle stability, 1RM muscle strength, muscular endurance, muscle power, balance, and flexibility of the body. Results: After 6 weeks of weight training and ViPR training, there are statistically significant differences (P <.05) on body composition containing protein mass, skeletal muscle mass, basal metabolic rate, and core muscle stability, right and left rotation flexibility. ViPR group was significantly better than the weight training group. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the improvement of core muscle strength and flexibility after ViPR training was more obvious than the weight training, however, limb muscle strength, muscle endurance, muscle power were not markedly different from conventional weight training. We suspect that is probably because these two training methods are both effective in improving limb muscle strength.