Effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on middle distance races
The aim of this study was to assess the effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on middle distance races in young athletes with moderate levels of performance. An organized work divided into different strength phases, also known as bloc periodization, was applied. Fifteen healthy and p...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Data de publicação: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) |
| Repositório: | RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/6018 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/6018 https://doi.org/10.12800/ccd.v12i36.947 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Periodización Middle distance Periodization Concurrente Assessment Adaptación Medio fondo Evaluación Adaptation Concurrent |
| Resumo: | The aim of this study was to assess the effects of concurrent strength and endurance training on middle distance races in young athletes with moderate levels of performance. An organized work divided into different strength phases, also known as bloc periodization, was applied. Fifteen healthy and physically active university participants volunteered for the study. Individuals were randomly organized into two groups: resistance training group (RG: Age=21.3±2.3 years; Body Mass=66.8±1.9 kg; Height=172.0±2.3 cm; Fat Mass=10.8±1.1%) and strength training group (SG: Age=20.9±1.2 years; Body Mass=69.8±1.3 kg; Height=172.8±3.9 cm, Fat Mass=11.4±0.6%) who performed a strength protocol during 9 weeks (2 days/week). No significant differences were observed at the end of the nine weeks training. Both groups improved significantly their performance in the medium and long distance races, strength, resistance strength and their aerobic capacity (VO2max). Few changes were appreciable in the rest of the evaluated tests (60 and 300 meters). The greatest benefits were observed in the 2000 meters race. These improvements were detected from the first mesocycle and were especially evident at the end of the nine weeks. However, no significant differences were detected between groups (6.5±3.7 vs. 3.7±2.1 ml/kg/min; F=0.534; CI95%= -0.198, 5.932; p=0.65; ES=0.434). In conclusion, we can affirm that in this sample, incorporating strength training does not lead to greater benefits in comparison to just training the running performance |
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