The Effect of 12-Week Traditional Resistance Training Applied to Elite Curling Athletes on Muscular Endurance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare effects of 12-weeks tradinational resistance training (TRT) on total work (TW), relative peak work (RPW) and peak power (PP) in elite national curlers. Twenty-four participants were included in the study. Subjects were separated into two gorup, resistance training group (RES) and control group (CON). While RES performed 12-week TRT in addiction to curling training, CON just performed curling training. All twenty-four national elite curling athletes performed a body composition test and isokinetic strength test at 240-1/ms angular speed pre and post TRT. TW and PP values were directly obtained from isokinetic dynamometer and RPW was calculated by dividing the peak work values by the body weight of the person. The differences between RES/CON and pre-post in TW, RPW and PP variables were determined using an analysis of variance with Independent T Test. The data obtained from the research were shown as mean and standard deviation. Higher TW, RPW, and PP outputs were generated in the RES in comparison with the CON exercise (p<0.05); but, flexion phases of TW and PP output were not significantly different in RES and CON groups at pre and post tests (p>0.05).

Keywords

• Strength
• athlete
• curling
• muscle

Elit Curling Sporcularına Uygulanan 12 Haftalık Direnç Antrenmanının Kassal Dayanıklılık Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 12 haftalık geleneksel direnç antrenmanı elit curling sporcularında total iş, relatif zirve iş ve zirve güç üzerindeki etkilerini karşılaştırmaktır. Araştırmanın katılımcı grubunu yirmi dört curling sporcusu oluşturmuştur. Katılımcılar, direnç antrenman grubu ve kontrol grubu olmak üzere iki gruba ayrıldı. Direnç antrenman grubu curling antrenmanlarına ek olarak haftada üç gün 12 hafta direnç antrenmanı yaparken, kontrol grubu sadece curling antrenmanlarına devam etmiştir. Tüm katılımcılar direnç antrenmanın öncesinde ve sonrasında sporcusunun 240-1/ms açısal hızda izokinetik ve vücut kompozisyonu testine alındı. Total iş ve zirve güç değerleri doğrudan izokinetik dinamometreden elde edildi ve relative zirve iş değerleri zirve iş değerleri vücut ağırlığına bölünerek hesaplandı. Total iş, relativ zirve iş ve zirve güç değişkenlerinde direnç antrenman grubu ile kontrol grubu arasındaki farklar, Bağımsız t testi kullanılarak belirlendi. Araştırmadan elde edilen veriler ortalama ve standart sapma olarak gösterildi. Direnç antrenman grubu kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek total iş, zirve güç ve relatif zirve iş değerleri elde etti (p < 0.05); ancak fleksiyon fazlarında total iş ve zirve güç çıktısı her iki gruptada ilk ve son testler arasında herhangi bir anlamlı farklılık göstermedi (p>0,05).

Keywords

• Kuvvet
• sporcu
• curling
• kas

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