Abstract
In our work we sought to verify the effectiveness of a didactic programme of exercise on unstable surfaces for stimulation of strength abilities, compared to a similar didactic programme conducted on stable surfaces, thus creating an alternative choice for coaches, teachers, and sports instructors. A major element of the didactic process is the quality of the strength training programme on stable and unstable surfaces.
The sample of probands was selected from a population of college and recreational and active athletes from Prague. The group was made up of men aged 20 to 35 (n = 50).
The probands were randomly assigned too groups. From a methodological point of view, this was a single-factor, two-level experiment.
The experimental factor was represented by a specific strength programme (exercise on unstable surfaces, exercise on a stable base, without any exercise programme). The movement programme lasted 10 weeks and contained 22 exercise units.
When evaluating the overall results of the tests before and after the experimental programme, we come to be of the opinion that the experimental programme manifested itself positively in effectiveness of stimulating strength abilities. Based on the results of our experiment, it was shown that the strength programme affected an increase in the duration of strength in both dynamic and static regimens.
With the strength programme on unstable surfaces there was a tendency towards greater increases in the number of repetitions as opposed to the programme on stable surfaces at the beginning of the programme for exercise in a dynamic regimen. This can be applied in dynamic development as well as in a didactic process.