Bogy Restu Ilahi, Ardo Okilanda, Septian Raibowo, Yarmani, Tono Sugihartono, Syafrial, Yahya Eko Nopiyanto, Fina Hiasa, Nurul Ihsan, Juanda Putra
This study was aimed to determine the effect of weight training using rubber Resistance Bands to increase the front kick speed of young women pencak silat athletes. This type of research was a quasi experiment. The population of this study was all young women athletes. Samples were taken using a total sampling technique with a sample of 20 young women athletes aged 18 from Tapak Suci Rejang Lebong. The instruments and data collection techniques used a front kick test for 10 seconds. The results were determined that weight training using rubber Resistance Bands increased the speed of the front kick with a contribution of 17.8%. From the results of this research it can be concluded that weight training using rubber Resistance Bands of color red (heavy 25-30 lbs) increased the speed of the front kick of young women athletes of Pencak silat Tapak Suci in Rejang Lebong where obtained t-h = 3.90> t-table = 1.73 at the significance level α = 0.05. This color’s resistance bands as an important point part in choosing peak a high speed kick. It is recommended for coaches to train the athlete's kicks by exercising using red rubber resistance bands of young athletes aged 18. © 2023 by authors, all rights reserved.
Department of Sport Education, Universitas Bengkulu, Indonesia; Department of Sport Coaching, Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
