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Authors: BOROȘ-BALINT IULIANA, DEAK GRAŢIELA-FLAVIA.
Introduction: Described as an ingenious physical preparation method, suspension training was developed based on the concept of instability. This study was aimed at finding out if three weeks of TRX suspension training were enough to enhance static balance in junior basketball players. Materials and methods: Twelve male junior basketball players from the “U” Mobitelco club of Cluj-Napoca participated in this research. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups: Experimental (n=6) and Control (n=6). For three weeks, three TRX suspension training sessions per week were performed by all athletes from the Experimental group. Anthropometric measures (weight, height and arm span) were performed on all participants prior to suspension training. Static balance, assessed as the excursion of the center of pressure (COP), was measured with an AMTI® force platform (model BP400600, Advanced Mechanical Technology Inc., Watertown, MA, USA) on both legs, before and after the training period. Results: Mean age of participants was 13.33 ± 0.49 years, mean height was 173.05 ± 6.56 cm, mean weight was 59.14 ± 24.38 kg, and mean arm span was 171.58 ± 8.85 cm. No significant changes were found between the mean values of chosen COP parameters corresponding to the Experimental and to the Control group, respectively. Conclusions: Three weeks of TRX suspension training seem to be insufficient for modifications to occur in the static balance of junior basketball players. For future studies, a longer training period should be considered in order to see if there are any ways in which the TRX method affects static balance in junior athletes.
Keywords: static balance, center of pressure, TRX training method, junior basketball players
