| Acute Effects of Different Warm-up Methods on Physical Performance of Elite Female Taekwondo Players |
| Paper ID : 1245-SSRC-13TH |
| Authors |
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Fatemeh Afshar *1, Bahman Mirzaei2 1Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Iran 2Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Purpose: The present study aimed to determine the effect of different warm-up methods on physical fitness abilities. Method: Eighteen elite female taekwondo players (age 16.97 ± 2.03 years, weight 50.50 ± 5.38 kg, height 163.56 ± 4.98 cm and training background 8.16 ± 3.65 years) were randomly assigned to either the traditional, PAP, and BFR method groups as counterbalances with an interval of 72 hours between tests. All methods had 15 minutes, including 5 minutes of jogging and 5 minutes of stretching, but they differed in the last 5 minutes. Therefore, in the traditional method, three sets of 20 repetitions of kicking mate were done. In PAP, 1 set of 20 repetitions of the squat by 60% of 1RM and then three sets of 6 repetitions by 80% of 1RM were done. In BFR, 1 set of 20 repetitions of the squat by 10% of 1RM and three sets of 15 repetitions by 30% of 1RM with restrictive cuff pressure were done. Physical performance tests included power (vertical jump), strength (leg press), agility (Illinois), speed (40-yd), and anaerobic power (RAST) were recorded immediately after each warm-up method. Results: Analysis of research findings showed a significant difference between power, agility, speed, and anaerobic power in the BFR and PAP method (P=0.001) and between PAP and the traditional method (P=0.001). However, no significant difference was observed between BFR and traditional methods. In addition, no significant difference was observed between the three BFR, PAP, and traditional methods in strength variable (P>0.05). Conclusions: According to the research findings, using the PAP method in the warm-up process can have more advantages than traditional warm-up and BFR in improving the performance of athletes. |
| Keywords |
| post-activation potentiation, blood flow restriction, sport-specific |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Oral Presentation) |
