60
Participants
Start Date
July 1, 2020
Primary Completion Date
November 1, 2020
Study Completion Date
December 8, 2020
Traditional training protocol
Mobility and core strengthening and the steps and lunges As per athletes requirement Body weight squat with 12 reps, Body weight split squat with 8 each side, Bilateral hip raise with 12 reps, Push-up with15 reps and Cricket related skills as per coach advised
Hip flexor resistance protocol
"Warm up prior to training The loop bands (Resistance-band©) that were used are in several colors-Red, black, yellow, blue and green extended from strongest type to weakest.~Athletes executed 3 training sessions of 3 sets per week for 6 weeks.~The relative load was:~Week 1----15 RM Week 2-4----10 RM Week 5-6----8 RM The Therapist has ensured a concentric contraction of 3-s, an isometric contraction of 2-s, eccentric contraction of 3-s, rest for 2-s prior to the next repetition and rest for 2-min prior the next set.~It took 10 min to complete each session, with rest between sets."
National Cricket Academy Lahore, Lahore, Lahore
Riphah International University
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