Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Alzahra, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Alzahra, Tehran, Iran.
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PhD, Exercise Physiology, Department of Sport Physiology, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
10.22080/jaep.2024.26160.2163
Abstract
Objectives: High-quality and less volume exercises that can achieve rapid progress in physical fitness and body composition of basketball players simultaneously and in shorter periods of time are of particular importance. This study intended to investigate the effect of Six Weeks Tabata training on some motor characteristics and body composition of female basketball players.
Methods: Thirty-two female volunteer semi-professional basketball players were selected by the available sampling method and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The subjects performed the exercise program for six weeks and three sessions per week. The control group only specialized basketball exercises and the experimental group, in addition to specialized activities, at the end of each session, did 10 minutes of Tabata training (two sets of four minutes with two minutes of rest between sets, eight movements of each movement, 20 seconds of performance and 10 seconds of rest). Both groups evaluated strength, power, speed, agility, body fat percentage, body mass index, and waist-to-hip ratio in the pre-test and post-test stages.
Results: Tabata exercises had a significant effect on post-test scores, strength (p=0.023), speed (p=0.010), body fat percentage (p=0.021), and waist-to-hip ratio (p=0.013). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the post-test scores of power (p=0.926), agility (p=0.277), and body mass index (p=0.061) of the subjects.
Conclusion: According to these results, the use of Tabata training can be suggested to basketball coaches to increase strength, and speed and reduce body fat percentage, which are very important in basketball.
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