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| Author(s): |
Mayara Vieira Damasceno
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Educação Física e Esportes (EEFE/BT) |
| Defense date: | 2015-10-16 |
| Examining board members: |
Rômulo Cássio de Moraes Bertuzzi;
Gustavo Gomes de Araujo;
Fernando Roberto de Oliveira;
Adriano Eduardo Lima da Silva;
Valmor Alberto Augusto Tricoli
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| Advisor: | Rômulo Cássio de Moraes Bertuzzi |
| Abstract | |
The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of an 8-week strength-training program on performance and pacing strategy adopted by runners during a self-paced endurance running. Eighteen endurance runners were allocated into either strength training group (STG, n = 9) or control group (CG, n = 9) and performed the following tests before and after the training period: a) anthropometric measures and maximal incremental treadmill test, b) running speed-constant test, c) 10-km running time trial, d) drop jump test, e) 30-s Wingate anaerobic test, f) maximum dynamic strength test (1RM), g) time to exhaustion test. Electromyographic activity of vastus medialis and biceps femoris was measured during 1RM test. In the STG, the magnitude of improvement for 1RM (23.0 ± 4.2%, P = 0.001), drop jump (12.7 ± 4.6%, P = 0.039), and peak treadmill speed (2.9 ± 0.8%, P = 0.013) was significantly higher compared to CG. This increase in the 1RM for STG was accompanied by a tendency to a higher electromyographic activity (P = 0.080). The magnitude of improvement for 10-km running performance was higher (2.5%) for STG than for CG (-0.7%, P = 0.039). Performance was improved mainly due higher speeds during the last seven laps (last 2800 m) of the 10-km running. Nevertheless, there were no significant differences between before and after training period for pacing strategy, maximal oxygen uptake, respiratory compensation point, running economy, and anaerobic performance for both groups (P > 0.05). In conclusion, these findings suggest that, although a strength-training program does not alter the pacing strategy, it offers a potent stimulus to counteract fatigue during the last parts of a 10-km running, resulting in an improved overall running performance (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/00371-9 - Influence of strength training on the pacing strategy in a 10-km running race |
| Grantee: | Mayara Vieira Damasceno |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct) |