Comparative Effects of Buteyko Breathing Technique Combined with Progressive and Regressive Resistance Training on explosive power Performance among National-Level Handball Players

Prabal Pratap Singh; Shailesh Kumar Singh

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.88497

Comparative Effects of Buteyko Breathing Technique Combined with Progressive and Regressive Resistance Training on explosive power Performance among National-Level Handball Players

Author(s)	Mr. Prabal Pratap Singh, Dr. Shailesh Kumar Singh
Country	India
Abstract	The present study was conducted to examine and compare the effects of Buteyko Breathing Technique combined with Progressive Resistance Training (BBT + PRT) and Buteyko Breathing Technique combined with Regressive Resistance Training (BBT + RRT) on explosive power performance among national-level handball players. An experimental pre-test–post-test randomized group design was employed for the study. Twenty national-level male handball players aged 20–25 years were randomly allocated into two experimental groups, with 10 participants in each group. Both groups participated in a 12-week training programme incorporating Buteyko Breathing Technique, while the resistance-training protocol differed between the groups. The BBT + PRT group followed a progressive loading pattern from 45% to 100% of one-repetition maximum (1RM), whereas the BBT + RRT group followed a regressive loading pattern from 100% to 45% of 1RM. Explosive power was assessed using the Standing Broad Jump test before and after the intervention. Descriptive statistics and paired-samples t-tests were employed for data analysis, with the level of significance set at 0.05. The findings revealed a significant improvement in explosive power in the BBT + PRT group, with the mean score increasing from 2.552 m to 2.605 m (t = −15.821, p < .001). A significant improvement was also observed in the BBT + RRT group, with the mean score increasing from 2.559 m to 2.583 m (t = −5.041, p = .001). The BBT + PRT group demonstrated a greater observed mean improvement of 0.053 m compared with 0.024 m in the BBT + RRT group. It was concluded that both combined training programmes significantly improved explosive power among national-level handball players, while BBT combined with progressive resistance training produced a greater observed improvement. However, a direct between-group statistical analysis is required to establish whether the difference between the two training approaches is statistically significant.
Keywords	Buteyko Breathing Technique, Progressive Resistance Training, Regressive Resistance Training, Explosive Power, Standing Broad Jump, Handball Players, Resistance Training
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-09-26
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.88497

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