Effects of Lower Limp Strength Training to Improve Single-Step Backflip Butterfly Stance in Wushu Taolu Nanquan Athletes

Background and Aim: Lower limb strength training is crucial for improving the single-step backflip butterfly stance. Lower limb strength training ensures that the body reaches a certain height in the air to have enough time for rotation. Weighted squats, single-leg jumps, frog jumps, tuck jumps, single-leg squats, and calf raises are all methods to enhance lower limb strength training, which helps increase the height of the backflip after a single step. Therefore, the researcher is interested in studying the effect of lower limb strength training to determine whether it can improve the single-step backflip technique in Wushu Taolu Nanquan athletes. Materials and Methods: The population for this research consists of 48 male Wushu Taolu Nanquan athletes from Changzhou Sports School, aged 14 to 17. They possess basic Wushu skills, but they still require further training to enhance and develop additional techniques. All 48 male Wushu Taolu Nanquan athletes will participate in the single-step backflip butterfly stance test, and their scores will be recorded. Following the test, 36 athletes completed the technique. From this group, the researcher selected 20 athletes whose scores ranked between 9th and 28th for participation in this research as a sample group. The lower limb strength training was conducted for 8 weeks, and the single-step backflip butterfly stance test was conducted before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training to evaluate the effects of lower limb strength training in improving single-step backflip butterfly stance. This research employed mean, standard deviation, one-way repeated measures ANOVA, and dependent t-tests for data analysis, with a significance level set at 0.05. Results: After training with the lower limb strength training program, there was a significant difference between the single-step backflip butterfly stance test results before training, after 4 weeks of training, and after 8 weeks of training at the level of 0.05. Conclusion: The developed lower limb strength training program was effective in improving the single-step backflip butterfly stance of Wushu Taolu Nanquan athletes.