Athletic Calisthenics: Strengthening the Athletic Ability of Football Male Student-Athlete Through Push-ups and Squats

Abstract

Calisthenics, which also goes by bodyweight training and strength training, refers to movements you can do with your body weight, such as pushups, squats, sit-ups, and curl-ups. It is a form of exercise that employs just one's body weight as resistance and is designed to enhance one's body's stamina, strength, and flexibility. This study is to examine the impact of calisthenics on improving pushups and squats workouts to strengthen the athletic ability of the male football student-athlete to make it efficient and cost-effective. This study used a quasi-experimental research design to examine the athletic ability of Football players in performing pushups and squats in training. This study included groups ranging from grade 7-10 levels of male students. In quasi-experimental designs, a comparison group is chosen that is as like the treatment group as possible in terms of baseline (pre-intervention) characteristics. The data revealed that squat repetitions increased by 52 daily counts from day 1 to day five across all grade levels. The number of push-up repetitions increases with time. From day 1 to day 5, push-up repetitions increased by 15 daily counts. Based on the overall data results, the squat and push up are efficient and highly recommended for daily training. The effectiveness of the push-up and squats is evident; it indicates an improvement in the athletes' athletic ability, flexibility, endurance, and cardiovascular strength. In conclusion, the average number of pushups and squat repetitions increased for male football student-athletes, indicating a positive relationship between the two. It implies that their training programs improved their strength, training skills, and endurance throughout the study. As a result, pushups and squats benefit student-athletes and should be included in their workout routine.