The Effect of Passive Rest and Sports Massage Recovery Methods on Blood Lactate Clearance After High-Intensity Exercise

Abstract

Although there have been many years of research on passive resting and sports massage recovery methods after high-intensity physical exercises, such research is needed because there is still no consensus. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effects of passive resting and sports massage recovery methods on lactic acid concentration after high-intensity exercise. A total of 14 semi-elite football players with an age range of 18.14±.94 years, height 179±.06 cm, body weight 70.17±8 kg and sports experience 8.92±.91 years participated voluntarily. The research consisted of two stages and the Yo-Yo running test was performed at each stage. After the running test in the first stage, the athletes rested passively for 20 minutes, and in the second stage, sports massage was performed to the lower extremity muscles for 20 minutes after the running test. The lactic acid levels of the athletes at each stage were determined at rest, at the end of the exercise, in the middle of recovery, and at the end of recovery. Normality and homogeneity of the data were determined by Shapiro-Wilk and Levene tests, respectively. Data were tested with a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post hoc tests were used for pairwise comparisons. Statistically significant results were found between the lactic acid values in the middle and end of recovery of passive resting and sport massage methods performed after the running test (p<0.05). When the difference between the methods was examined, it was determined that the lactic acid values in the middle and at the end of the passive rest method were statistically higher than the values in the sports massage method (F= 38.28; p= 0.000). As a result, it can be said that the sports massage method performed at the end of the high-intensity running test in this study is more effective on lactic acid than passive rest.

Keywords

• Passive
• Sports Massage
• Recovery
• Lactate

Yüksek Yoğunluklu Egzersiz Sonrası Pasif Dinlenme ve Spor Masajı Toparlanma Yöntemlerinin Kan Laktat Klerensine Etkisi

Öz

Yüksek yoğunluklu fiziksel egzersizlerden sonra pasif dinlenme ve spor masajı toparlanma yöntemleri konusunda uzun yıllardır araştırmalar yapılsa da halen bir fikir birliği olmadığı için bu tür araştırmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu araştırmanın amacı yüksek yoğunluklu egzersiz sonrası pasif dinlenme ve spor masajı toparlanma yöntemlerinin laktik asit konsantrasyonu üzerindeki etkilerini belirlemektir. Araştırmaya yaş aralığı 18.14±.94 yıl, boy 179±.06 cm, vücut ağırlığı 70.17±8 kg ve spor tecrübesi 8.92±.91 yıl olan toplam 14 yarı elit futbolcu gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Araştırma iki aşamada gerçekleştirilerek her aşamada Yo-Yo koşu testi uygulanmıştır. Birinci aşamada koşu testi bittikten sonra sporcular 20 dakika pasif olarak dinlenirken, ikinci aşamada koşu testi sonrasında 20 dakika alt ekstremite kaslarına spor masajı gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sporcuların her aşamadaki laktik asit düzeyleri dinlenme, egzersiz sonunda, toparlanma ortasında ve toparlanma sonunda belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen verilerin normalliği ve homojenliği sırasıyla Shapiro-Wilk ve Levene testleri ile analiz edilmiştir. Veriler iki yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ile test edilerek ikili karşılaştırmalar için post hoc testlerinden Tukey kullanılmıştır. Koşu testi sonrası gerçekleştirilen pasif dinlenme ve spor masajı yöntemlerinin toparlanma ortası ve sonundaki laktik asit değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı sonuçlar tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Yöntemler arasındaki fark incelendiğinde pasif dinlenme yönteminin ortasında ve sonundaki laktik asit değerlerinin spor masajı yöntemindeki değerlerden istatistiksel olarak yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir (F= 38.28; p= 0.000). Sonuç olarak bu araştırmada yüksek yoğunluklu koşu testi sonunda gerçekleştirilen spor masaj yönteminin laktik asit üzerinde pasif dinlenmeye göre daha etkili olduğu söylenebilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pasif
• Spor Masajı
• Toparlanma
• Laktat

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