Development of Abdominal Center Strength in Aerobic Gymnastics Athletes

Abstract

Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics is a young and popular sports event among contemporary Chinese people. Its technical level is rapidly developed when practiced frequently. Objective: Study the development of muscular strength in the abdominal core of professional aerobics athletes. Methods: Common problems and deficiencies in training were analyzed through systematic reading, questionnaires, mathematical statistics, and other research methods. The experiment was conducted with 40 young aerobic gymnastic athletes randomly divided into the experimental and control group. Fitness, abdominal core strength, and movement execution were tested before and after the intervention, which lasted 12 weeks. The data were statistically processed for analysis and discussion. Results: According to the independent sample-t-tests on the data, the t-values of the three test groups represented 2.675, 2.971, and 2.804, respectively; the t-value was judged under a 95% confidence interval, where P<0. 05 was obtained, confirming a significant difference between the experimental and control groups. The mean difference can be considered as the result of abdominal core strength training and traditional training; the mean improvement rate of the control group was only 26.24% over the improvement rate of the experimental group. Conclusion: The mean EMG value was higher in the experimental group, directly relating to a gain in joint stability, especially ankle joint stability, which is required by the specific aerobic techniques. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.