The Difference in the Effect of Medicine Ball Chest Throw and Kettlebell Floor Press Exercises on Arm Muscle Power and Passing Ability of Men's Basketball Athletes of the Man 2 Club Medan Model In 2025

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The low arm muscle power and passing ability of MAN 2 Model Medan basketball athletes is the problem addressed in this study. This condition causes a decrease in playing effectiveness and teamwork. This study aims to determine the effect of medicine ball chest throw and kettlebell  floor press exercises on the arm muscle power of male basketball athletes at the MAN 2 Model Medan club. The research method applied in this study was a Pre-test and post-test two-group design. The research sample consisted of 12 male athletes divided into two groups, namely the medicine ball chest throw group and the kettlebell  floor press group. The research was conducted over 18 sessions. The first hypothesis test shows that the t-count > t-table (8,06 > 2.571). It is concluded that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means that there is a significant effect of medicine ball chest throw training on arm muscle power. The second hypothesis test shows that the t-count > t-table (6,79 > 2.571). It can be concluded that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means that there is a significant effect of kettlebell  floor press training on arm muscle power. The third hypothesis test shows that t-count > t-table (9.13 > 2.571). It can be concluded that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, meaning that there is a significant effect of medicine ball chest throw training on passing ability. The fourth hypothesis test shows that t-count > t-table (5.70 > 2.571). It can be concluded that H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, meaning that there is a significant effect of kettlebell  floor press training on passing ability. The fifth hypothesis test shows that t-count < t-table (2,06 < 2.228). This can be concluded that there is no significant difference in the effect between the post-test of the medicine ball chest throw group and the post-test of the kettlebell  floor press group on arm muscle power. However, the calculations show that the medicine ball chest throw group exercise has better results than the kettlebell  floor press group on arm muscle power. The sixth hypothesis test shows that the t-count is less than the t-table (1.93 < 2.228). It can be concluded that there is no significant difference in the effect between the post-test of the medicine ball chest throw group and the post-test of the kettlebell  floor press group on passing ability. However, the calculations show that the medicine ball chest throw group exercise has better results than the kettlebell  pullover group on passing ability.