Resumen de The effects of 24 weeks of muay thai and bodybuilding training programs on lower limb performance, balance, and coordination: Comparison of athletic performance Between the MuayThai and Bodybuilders

Bunyamin Haksever, Haluk Ishak Ozyilmaz, Caglar Soylu, Gul Baltaci

• The aim of this study was to compare balance, coordination, and lower limb performance values between Muay Thai (MT) and bodybuilders (BB) training groups. A total of 35 (17 MT group and 18 BB group) participants were included in thestudy. MT and BB training programs were performed three sessions per week for 24 weeks. Lower limb performance, coordination static and dynamic balance were determined. There was no significant difference between the groups in any components of dynamic balance (p= .336-.989). The groups were similar for both their dominant and non-dominant lower extremities in terms of static balance (p=.319-.483).The participants in the MT group completed the Hexagon Test in a shorter time compared to the BB group, while the effect size was large (d=0.907; p=.011). While the jump distance on the dominant leg was similar in both groups (p= .66), the jump distance on the nondominant leg was longer in the MT group and the effect size was large (d=0.738; p =.038). The study concludes that compared to the BB group, MT group had higher levels of coordination and nondominant lower extremity functional performance. Yet, there was no difference between the groups in terms of static and dynamic balance and dominant leg performance.