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- Title
Concurrent Sprint Swimming Interval and Dryland Training: Performance and Biomechanical Variable Changes within a Mesocycle.
- Authors
Arsoniadis, Gavriil G.; Chalkiadakis, Ioannis; Toubekis, Argyris G.
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of concurrent dryland and sprint swimming interval training (SIT), and of SIT only, on swimmers' performance and biomechanical variables before, during, and following 6 weeks of training. Twenty-four swimmers (age: 16.5 ± 2.9 years) were assigned to three groups of equal performance level and applied concurrent dryland and SIT three times per week, as follows: (i) maximum strength (three sets × four repetitions, load 90% of one-repetition maximum) [1RM]) prior to SΙT (group: G-MS); (ii) muscular endurance (2 sets × 20 repetitions, load 55% of 1RM) prior to SΙT (group: G-ME); and (iii) SΙT only (consisting of 2 series of 4 × 50 m sprints (group: G-CON)). Performance time, stroke rate (SR), stroke length (SL), and stroke index (SI) were measured during 4 × 50 m sprints. For pre- vs. post-performance time, SR, SL, and SI were similar between groups (p > 0.05). SR increased in G-MS and G-ME in week 6 vs. week 1 (p = 0.02), while SL and SI were similar between groups (p > 0.05). Concurrent dryland compared with sprint interval swimming training on the same day may progressively increase SR within a 6-week period, and all types of training improved front crawl efficiency following a mesocycle of training.
- Subjects
SPRINTING; HIGH-intensity interval training; SWIMMING; SWIMMING training
- Publication
Applied Sciences (2076-3417), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 6, p2403
- ISSN
2076-3417
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/app14062403