The impact of plyometric training on special endurance and the achievement of the 400-meter hurdles runner

Abstract

The athletics event is one of the games that have received great media attention in recent years with its global achievements, which proved that humans have no limits in their physical ability, whether it is strength, speed or endurance, and each event has its own specifications and requirements, including the effectiveness of the 400-meter sprint hurdles from difficult competitions, which need the development of some special physical qualities to from this point of view, the importance of research lies in knowing the extent of the impact of training (The researcher directed the researcher to study and apply these exercises and the extent to which they affect the endurance of the special endurance to resist fatigue for as long as possible in order to develop the level of Iraqi achievement compared to the world record reached recently with a time of (46.78) seconds.In order to achieve the best possible level of achievement, the study aimed to identify the impact of plyometric training in special endurance and achievement of the 400-meter hurdles on the research community of the players of the Qadisiya athletics clubs in the effectiveness of the 400-meter hurdles under the age of (20) years, numbering (6) players for the 2025 sports season after they were homogenized  In the variables of the study, the researcher used the experimental method and the method (one experimental group) to suit the nature of the research, where the researcher prepared special plyometric exercises at the stage of special preparation, relying on his experience and field experience in training and taking the opinions of experts and specialists in the field of training science and athletics as well as scientific sources. This program included a kind of plyometric exercises for a period of (8) a week with (3) training units per week after conducting special endurance tests and completing the 400-meter hurdles in the pre-test and after the end of the training units, the remote test was conducted and through the results that appeared, the researcher concluded that plyometric exercises at different speeds and jumps led to the development of speed tolerance and strength endurance, which led to the development of achievement, so the researcher recommends through the results Sprint 400 meters and 400 meters hurdles. - Emphasis on high-intensity training for a few periods of time in the development of special endurance.