PENGARUH PLANK EXERCISE TERHADAP DAYA TAHAN OTOT LENGAN DAN AKURASI MEMANAH PADA ATLET PANAHAN PERPANI BANDA ACEH

Abstract

This research is motivated by the lack of physical training that is applied in archery training at the Perpani club Banda Aceh which has an impact on the physical condition of athletes who are not optimal. One type of exercise that can be applied to improve the physical condition of athletes is plank exercise. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of plank exercise on arm muscle endurance and archery accuracy at Perpani club archery Banda Aceh. This research is an experimental research. Method used in this reserach is One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design experimental method. The number of subjects in this study were 10 athletes. Data collection techniques in this study used tests and measurements. Before the treatment was carried out a pretest and after the treatment there will be a posttest. Data analysis to evaluated the hypothesis used t-test (t-test). The results showed that there was an average increase in the pretest and posttest. In the t-test statistical test, the results of the t-count muscle endurance test were greater than t-table (t-hit > t-table) i.e. 4.993 > 2.262, and the results of the t-count test for archery accuracy were greater than t-table i.e. 8.013 > 2.262 at the level of 5% significance. Thus, it can be concluded that plank exercise has an effect on muscle endurance and archery accuracy of Perpani Banda Aceh archery athletes.