Improvement Effect of Cross Fit Training Mode on Endurance, Explosive Power, and Muscle Strength of Basketball Specialized Athletes

Objective To investigate the effect of the Cross Fit training method on the enhancement of physical fitness qualities of basketball players. Methods The study selected 100 male students from the 2021 Basketball Specialization Class at Wuhan Sport University as experimental subjects and randomly divided them into an experimental group (Group A, n = 50) and a control group (Group B, n = 50). Group A uses a combination of regular basketball training and CrossFit training, while Group B only uses the regular basketball training mode. The experimental period is 16 weeks, with three training sessions per week, each lasting 40 min. Before and after the experiment, endurance, explosive power, maximum muscle strength, body composition, and sensitivity were tested on two groups of subjects. Results After 16 weeks of training, the experimental group athletes achieved significant improvement in all tests. In terms of endurance, the average improvement in the 10,000 m run and 12 min run is about 5% and 7%, respectively. In terms of explosive power, the average improvement in standing long jump, standing vertical jump, and run‐up height was about 5.4%, 4.4%, and 3.8%, respectively. In terms of maximum muscle strength, the average increase in maximum load for squats, hard pulls, and bench presses is about 5%, 13.5%, and 8%, respectively. The 3/4 field sprint and T‐shaped agility test were shortened by ~23.3% and 7.5%, respectively. The above statistical differences were significant ( p 0.05). Conclusion Cross Fit training mode is significantly better than the conventional basketball training mode. It is feasible and reliable to introduce the Cross Fit training method into the training of basketball players, and it can effectively improve the athletes’ physical fitness.