Currently, the requirements for the fitness of athletes of the university's national teams in powerlifting are constantly growing, therefore, the problems associated with improving the training process are relevant for achieving sports results. The aim of the study is to study the effect of training with elastic bands on strength indicators and the speed of strength development in athletes of the national team. The study was organized and conducted within eight weeks. In the course of the study, it was revealed that training using elastic bands, which form part of the total strength load, significantly improved performance in squats, bench press and jumping exercises than in the control group. In our opinion, the use of elastic bands in strength training can be used as part of periodic training programs with weights for students of national powerlifting teams
elastic bands, periodization, power, force, variable resistance
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