Effects of Dry-Land Exercise Program on Swimming Speed of Secondary Students in Guangzhou Schools

Abstract

Background and Aims: Swimming is an activity that benefits the body in terms of increasing body strength. This is because exercising in water reduces the severity of joint movement and can be exercised in water with resistance (Lee and Oh, 2015). Swimmers will be able to improve their strength by training their core muscles. Upper and lower muscles work together with swimming training. The fitness training of land swimmers is called Training on land or Dryland. Building muscle strength is an effective way to increase overall strength, which can translate into improvements in the water. The purposes of this research were: (1) To study the effect of Dry-land training on the swimming speed of Secondary Students in Guangzhou Schools. (2) To compare the effect of Dry-land training on the swimming speed of Secondary Students in Guangzhou Schools.

Methodology: This study was conducted on a population of 156 secondary school students. A specific sample was selected for 1 classroom in this training. There were 34 male students at Guangzhou School. The tools used in this research include: (1) 25m swimming test. (2) Hand Grip Arm Muscle Strength Test. (3) Leg Muscle Strength Test. (4) Abdominal muscle strength test (1-minute sit-up). (5) Test for strength of arm, shoulder, and chest muscles (1-Minute Push-up). Analysis of the general data of the sample to find the mean, standard deviation, and percentage of general information and find the maximum value and minimum value of physical fitness and Analysis of the Comparative analysis of physical fitness and swimming speed at week 8 were performed using T-test dependent statistics.

Result: (1) From the study it was found that the speed of swimming and the results of evaluating the strength of the limb with the Hand Grip Test, Leg Strength, Back Strength, and the strength and endurance of the core muscles with the Sit-up test increased after 8 weeks of training. And (2) From the study it was found that the results of comparing the speed of swimming and the results of testing the strength of the limb with the Hand Grip Test, Leg Strength, Back Strength, and the strength and endurance of the core muscles with the Sit-up after 8 weeks of training were better than before.

Conclusion: Significant gains in swimming speed as well as several measures of limb and core strength were seen after 8 weeks of training, demonstrating the program's efficacy in improving total physical performance.