Effect of Six Weeks of CX WORX Training on Core Muscles Endurance, Balance, and Upper Extremity Function in Athletic Girls with Trunk Deficiency

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of six weeks of CX WORX training on core muscles endurance, balance, and upper extremity function in athletic girls with trunk deficiency.

Participants of the study were 30 female athletes with trunk deficiency (mean age:  23.26±2.54; height: 1.60± 0.05; weight: 58.26± 7.03 and BMI: 22.79± 3.23) volunteered to participate in the study and were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. Trunk deficiency in participants was evaluated using Tuck Jump test. In pre-tests, the static and dynamic balances were evaluated using BESS and Y tests, respectively. Y-test was also used to evaluate upper extremity function. Core muscles endurance was also assessed using the McGill Endurance Test. The experimental group then performed six weeks of CX WORX exercises. At the end of the training, the control and experimental groups performed post-test. In order to compare within and between groups, paired t-test and covariance analysis were used at the significant level of P

The results showed a significant effect of CX WORX training on endurance of core muscles (p<0.05), static balance (p <0.05), dynamic balance (p <0.05), and Upper extremity Function (p<0.05) in experimental group in comparison with the control group.

According to the results of the study, it is recommended that this training be used as an effective method to improve the present components.