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- Title
DYNAMIC SPORT-SPECIFIC TESTING AND AEROBIC CAPACITY IN TOP LEVEL BASKETBALL PLAYERS.
- Authors
Gocentas, Audrius; Landõr, Anatoli
- Abstract
The ratio of the general to the specific load in conditioning of sportsmen is a highly actual issue as it determines what kind of loads are to be used in training. Correlation between aerobic capacity and sport-specific abilities in basketball players is a determining factor in the management of training process. It is essential to know if the correlation is of permanent or temporary nature and how the orientation of conditioning and methods used affect this correlation. The aim of this study was to determine and assess the permanence of the correlation between aerobic capacity and intensity of basketball-specific exercise performed within a four-week interval. Eight competitive male basketball players participated in this study. The investigated athletes performed incremental exercise test on a cycle ergometer. Physiological indices were recorded during exercise testing using the cardiorespiratory system VMAX229, and the indices of aerobic fitness ((VO2max), maximal heart rate (HRmax), oxygen pulse at the peak of cardiopulmonary test (oxyPuls), respiratory quotient (RQ), minute ventilation at the peak of exercise (VEmax) and power output at the peak of cardiopulmonary test (Wmax) were established. The heart rate (HR) of each participant was monitored during basketball practice. Mean HR and peak HR were identified using the Polar Team System heart rate monitoring system during 3.5 minutes shooting exercise, which was recognized as basketball-specific. Such basketball-specific exercise was performed during real practices twice within four weeks. We established strong correlation of oxyPuls with the first mean and peak intensity basketball-specific exercise (r -0.731, p 0.040 and r 0.683, p 0.062) and with the exercise repeated after four weeks (r -0.826, p 0.011 and r -0.814, p 0.014), respectively. We established correlation between the heart rates achieved during aerobic performance testing and the sport-specific exercise test: lower heart rate during the sport-specific exercise test was related to higher aerobic performance. The correlation is permanent as determined by repeated exercise test. Basketball players have to develop aerobic performance (general endurance) allowing for better economy in sport-specific activities and acceleration of recovery from anaerobic loads.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; AEROBIC exercises; BASKETBALL players; EXERCISE tests; PHYSICAL fitness testing; ANAEROBIC training
- Publication
Papers on Anthropology, 2006, Vol 15, p55
- ISSN
1406-0140
- Publication type
Article