Effect of 8-Week Circuit Weight Training on Strength
Hartati Hartati, Wahyu Indra Bayu, Silvi Aryanti
Abstract
The aim of this study was to know the effect of weight training to enhance service capabilities. Subject was Volleyball Extracurricular at Senior High School 1 Indralaya Palembang, and collected using total sampling (N =30). Through a quasi-experimental treatment given to the subject. Subjects completed in a randomized order three circuit weight training protocols of the same duration (3 sets of 8 exercises, 45min) and intensity (70% of 1 repetition maximum). The results showed that there was difference between pre-test and post-test data (p-value > 0,05). It can be concluded that the circuit weight training can be used to improve strength in volleyball player. The implication of this research is that weight training by using circuit method can be used as one type of exercise to improve the strength of volleyball athletes.