Changes in Triathletes’ Performance and Body Composition During a Specific Training Period for a Half-Ironman Race
| Autor: | Jonathan Esteve-Lanao, Sergio Sellés-Pérez, José Fernández-Sáez, Alberto Ferriz-Valero, Roberto Cejuela |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Didáctica General y Didácticas Específicas, Research in Physical Education, Fitness and Performance (RIPEFAP) |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Triathlon 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine endurance training Endurance training Physiology (medical) Educación Física y Deportiva triathlon lcsh:Sports medicine Training period anthropometry Anthropometry biology Athletes Section III – Sports Training Training (meteorology) 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Test (assessment) lcsh:RC1200-1245 Cycling Psychology human activities Amateur performance Demography |
| Zdroj: | RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) Journal of Human Kinetics, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 185-198 (2019) Journal of Human Kinetics |
| ISSN: | 1899-7562 |
| Popis: | The number of recreational athletes completing a Half-Ironman triathlon has increased exponentially in recent years. However, there is a lack of research on how to train for this kind of an event. The purpose of this study was thus to analyse triathletes’ changes in performance and body composition following a triathlon-specific training period. Fourteen male amateur triathletes completed a 7-week period of general training and a 13-week period of specific training for a Half-Ironman triathlon. Anthropometric measures and performance tests were carried out to assess the effects of the specific training program. Results showed that the pre-test value of VO2max for cycling was inversely correlated not only with the percentage of change in cycling performance, but also with the percentage change in several variables of running performance. In swimming, inverse correlations were observed between the time of the first 800 m test and the time percentage change for this test, but not with the percentage change in the performance of other segments of the race. Moreover, the somatotype component of endomorphy and the fat mass percentage of the first anthropometry were highly correlated with the percentage change in VO2max in the run segment. These results highlight the importance of providing individualised training, considering that the same training program had a different impact on recreational triathletes belonging to the same group. Amateur athletes with higher initial performance levels probably need a greater amount of training to achieve improved adaptation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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