Comparative Effects of French Contrast Training and Oregon Circuit Training on Explosive Strength, Power and Agility in Competitive Football Players
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French Contrast Training; Oregon Circuit Training; Explosive Strength; Power; Agility; Football Players.Abstract
Background: Competitive football requires repeated high-force, explosive, and multidirectional actions. French Contrast Training (FCT) and Oregon Circuit Training (OCT) use different conditioning structures that may influence football-related physical performance. Objective: To compare the effects of FCT and OCT on explosive power, agility, and lower-limb maximal strength in competitive football players. Methods: A parallel-group randomized clinical trial was conducted at Fame Football Club among 26 players allocated equally to FCT or OCT (n=13 each). Both groups trained three times weekly for eight weeks. Vertical jump, Agility T-test, and squat one-repetition maximum (1RM) were assessed at baseline and after eight weeks. Paired and independent-samples t-tests were used for vertical jump, while Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann–Whitney U tests were used for agility and squat 1RM. Results: Vertical jump increased in both groups (p<.001), from 45.83±2.83 to 51.22±2.71 in FCT and 43.11±3.29 to 48.22±3.48 in OCT. A baseline group difference was present (p=.033). Post-intervention agility differed between groups (U=4.00, p<.001, r=.827), while squat 1RM showed significant within-group changes but no post-intervention between-group difference (p=.604). Conclusion: Both programmes were associated with improved physical-performance measures. The clearest between-group difference occurred for post-intervention agility, whereas vertical-jump comparison was affected by baseline imbalance and squat 1RM did not differ between groups
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