Current warm-up practices before maximal sprinting in track-and-field (athletics).

Autor:	Prince C; Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Chambéry, France - caroline.prince@univ-smb.fr.; Physiotherapy Department and Motion Analysis Lab, Swiss Olympic Medical Center, La Tour Hospital, Meyrin, Switzerland - caroline.prince@univ-smb.fr.; Société Française des Masseurs Kinésithérapeute du Sport, SFMKS-Lab, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, France - caroline.prince@univ-smb.fr., Guex K; School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland.; Department of Sprints, Hurdles and Relays, Swiss Athletics, Haus des Sports, Ittigen, Switzerland., Lachaux-Couttet G; Physiotherapy Department and Motion Analysis Lab, Swiss Olympic Medical Center, La Tour Hospital, Meyrin, Switzerland., Samozino P; Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité, Chambéry, France., Edouard P; UJM-Saint-Etienne, Inter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, Saint-Etienne, France.; Unit of Sports Medicine, Department of Clinical and Exercise Physiology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Etienne, France.; European Athletics Medical and Anti-Doping Commission, European Athletics Association (EAA), Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness [J Sports Med Phys Fitness] 2024 Apr; Vol. 64 (4), pp. 319-327. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 13.
DOI:	10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15243-1
Abstrakt:	Background: Warm-up is commonly performed by track-and-field athletes before performing maximal sprinting activities. Whilst some warm-up strategies may enhance athletes' physical and mental readiness, less is known about the current athletes' behaviors and warm-up practices in track and field. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the warm-up practices in a population of athletes performing in sprinting disciplines. Methods: A cross-sectional exploratory study was performed in which track-and-field athletes, performing in athletics at a competitive level in disciplines requiring maximal acceleration and sprinting were recruited. We collected, using an online survey, information about 1) "General and Anthropometric data;" 2) "Athletics training practices" questioning the level of practices and the training frequency; and 3) "Athletics warm-up practices before maximal sprinting" questioning warm-up structure, duration and specific content. Results: A total of 114 athletes replied to the survey. They reported a mean weekly training duration of 10.5 (±4.0) hours and a pre-maximal sprint warm-up duration of 40.5 (±13.5) minutes. During warm-up, they were engaged in five principal activities: predominantly moderate jogging (95% participation, 8±3.3 minutes), succeeded by dynamic and/or ballistic stretching (78% participation, 9±4.3 minutes), followed by athletic drills (96% participation, 15±5.4 minutes), culminating in accelerations (100% participation) along with high-speed running (77% participation). Warm-up duration and composition differed across athletes' levels of practice and disciplines. Conclusions: Most of the participants' warm-up practices were typically structured in a three-phase manner, comprising jogging, stretching, and specific training (athletic drills and accelerations). Most athletes followed scientific-based warm-up recommendations there are some areas where the evidence is limited, and more research is needed to determine the optimal warm-up routine for athletes.
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