ACUTE EFFECT OF ANAEROBIC EXERCISE ON SIMPLE VISUAL AND AUDITORY REACTION TIMES IN TEAM SPORTS ATHLETES

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of anaerobic exercise on the simple reaction times of male and female team athletes. A total of 120 athletes who have been active in basketball, volleyball, handball, football and hockey branches for at least 2 years were included in the study voluntarily. Age, height, body weight and simple visual and auditory reaction time and Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), which is an anaerobic test, measurements of the groups were performed. Simple visual and auditory reaction time measurements of the participants were applied before the anaerobic test (pretest). Then simple visual and auditory reaction time measurements were repeated following the RAST test application after warming up (post-test). There was no statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test parameters of the groups and simple visual and auditory reaction time values (p> 0.05). In addition, in comparison between male and female athletes, male athletes were found to have significantly shorter auditory reaction times than female athletes only in the soccer branches (p<0,05). As a result, it can be said that anaerobic exercises does not cause any change in the visual and auditory reaction times between the branches of the team athletes, so athletes with at least 2 years of experience are able to respond quickly from the central nervous system against the stimulation after an anaerobic exercise, and that the neurocognitive functions are not impaired under difficult conditions. 

Keywords

• Anaerobic exercise,RAST,Reaction time,Team sports

ANAEROBİK EGZERSİZİN TAKIM SPORLARINDA BASİT GÖRSEL VE İŞİTSEL REAKSİYON ZAMANLARINA AKUT ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, anaerobik egzersizin erkek ve kadın takım sporcularının basit reaksiyon zamanlarına etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmaya 18 - 30 yaş aralığında basketbol, voleybol, hentbol, futbol ve hokey branşlarında en az 2 yıldır aktif olarak spor yapmakta olan 120 sporcu gönüllü olarak dâhil edildi. Gruplara yaş, boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı, basit görsel ve işitsel reaksiyon zamanı ile anaerobik bir test olan “Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test” (RAST) ölçümleri yapıldı. Katılımcıların anaerobik test öncesi basit görsel ve işitsel reaksiyon zamanı ölçümleri yapıldı (ön test). Daha sonra ısınma yaptırılarak RAST testi uygulamasını takiben basit görsel ve işitsel reaksiyon zamanı ölçümleri tekrar edildi (son test). Grupların ön test ve son test parametreleri ile gruplar arası karşılaştırmalarda, basit görsel ve işitsel reaksiyon zamanı değerlerinde istatistiksel açıdan anlamlı bir fark gözlenmedi (p>0,05). Futbol branşında erkek sporcuların kadın sporculara göre işitsel reaksiyon zamanlarının daha iyi olduğu tespit edilmiştir (p<0,05). Sonuç olarak anaerobik egzersizin branşlar arasında basit görsel ve işitsel reaksiyon zamanlarında herhangi bir değişime yol açmadığı, en az 2 yıllık tecrübeye sahip sporcularda anaerobik bir egzersiz sonrasında bile uyarıya karşı merkezi sinir sistemi tarafından hızlıca değerlendirme yaparak uygun yanıtın verilebildiği ve nörokognitif fonksiyonların zorlu koşullarda bozulmadığı söylenebilir. 

Keywords

• Anaerobik egzersiz,Reaksiyon zamanı,Takım sporları,RAST,Takım sporları

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