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The Competition-Day Preparation Strategies of Strongman Athletes
- Source :
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 33:2308-2320
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2019.
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Abstract
- Winwood, PW, Pritchard, HJ, Wilson, D, Dudson, M, and Keogh, JWL. The competition-day preparation strategies of strongman athletes. J Strength Cond Res 33(9): 2308-2320, 2019-This study provides the first empirical evidence of the competition-day preparation strategies used by strongman athletes. Strongman athletes (n = 132) (mean ± SD: 33.7 ± 8.1 years, 178.2 ± 11.1 cm, 107.0 ± 28.6 kg, 12.8 ± 8.0 years general resistance training, 5.9 ± 4.8 years strongman implement training) completed a self-reported 4-page internet survey on their usual competition-day preparation strategies. Analysis of the overall group and by sex, age, body mass, and competitive standard was conducted. Ninety-four percent of strongman athletes used warm-ups in competition, which were generally self-directed. The typical warm-up length was 16.0 ± 8.9 minutes, and 8.5 ± 4.3 minutes was the perceived optimal rest time before the start of an event. The main reasons for warming up were injury prevention, to increase activation, and increase blood flow/circulation, temperature, and heart rate. Athletes generally stated that competition warm-ups were practiced in training. Dynamic stretching, foam rolling, and myofascial release work were performed during warm-ups. Warm-up intensity was monitored using the rate of perceived exertion, perceived speed of movement, and training load (as a percentage of 1 repetition maximum). Cognitive strategies were used to improve competition performance, and psychological arousal levels needed to increase or be maintained in competition. Electrolyte drinks, caffeine, and preworkout supplements were the commonly used supplements. These data will provide strongman athletes and coaches some insight into common competition-day preparation strategies, which may enhance competition performances. Future research could compare different competition-day preparation strategies in an attempt to further improve strongman competition performance and injury prevention.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Competitive Behavior
medicine.medical_specialty
Warm-Up Exercise
Rest
Physical Exertion
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Dynamic stretching
Beverages
Competition (economics)
Electrolytes
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Heart Rate
Caffeine
Muscle Stretching Exercises
Surveys and Questionnaires
Heart rate
Injury prevention
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Massage
biology
Athletes
Resistance Training
030229 sport sciences
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
Myofascial release
Dietary Supplements
Physical therapy
Female
Foam rolling
Arousal
Psychology
Warming up
Sports
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10648011
- Volume :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....15d3cd4694642d94fa6ae4ff40cdddbc