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The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players
The aim of this research was to analyse the capacity of a home-based training programme to preserve aerobic capacity and jumping performance in top-level handball players during the COVID-19 lockdown. Eleven top-level male handball players from the same team participated in the study. A submaximal s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34937987 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.109952 |
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author | Font, Roger Irurtia, Alfredo Gutierrez, Jose Antonio Salas, Sebastià Vila, Enric Carmona, Gerard |
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description | The aim of this research was to analyse the capacity of a home-based training programme to preserve aerobic capacity and jumping performance in top-level handball players during the COVID-19 lockdown. Eleven top-level male handball players from the same team participated in the study. A submaximal shuttle run test and a counter-movement jump test were used to measure the players’ aerobic fitness and lower limb explosive strength, respectively. A 9-week home-based training programme was followed during lockdown. Pre-test measurements were assessed before the pandemic on 29 January 2020 and ended on 18 May 2020. Moderate significant mean heart rate increases were found in the late stages of the submaximal shuttle run test after the lockdown (stage 5, 8.6%, P = 0.015; ES = 0.873; stage 6, 7.7%, P = 0.020; ES = 0.886; stage 7, 6.4%, P = 0.019; ES = 0.827). Moderate significant blood lactate increases were observed immediately after the submaximal shuttle run test following the lockdown (30.1%, P = 0.016; ES = 0.670). In contrast, no changes were found in jump performance. A structured home-based training programme during the COVID-19 lockdown preserved lower limb explosive strength but was an insufficient stimulus to maintain aerobic capacity in top-level handball players. |
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spelling | pubmed-86708112021-12-21 The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players Font, Roger Irurtia, Alfredo Gutierrez, Jose Antonio Salas, Sebastià Vila, Enric Carmona, Gerard Biol Sport Original Paper The aim of this research was to analyse the capacity of a home-based training programme to preserve aerobic capacity and jumping performance in top-level handball players during the COVID-19 lockdown. Eleven top-level male handball players from the same team participated in the study. A submaximal shuttle run test and a counter-movement jump test were used to measure the players’ aerobic fitness and lower limb explosive strength, respectively. A 9-week home-based training programme was followed during lockdown. Pre-test measurements were assessed before the pandemic on 29 January 2020 and ended on 18 May 2020. Moderate significant mean heart rate increases were found in the late stages of the submaximal shuttle run test after the lockdown (stage 5, 8.6%, P = 0.015; ES = 0.873; stage 6, 7.7%, P = 0.020; ES = 0.886; stage 7, 6.4%, P = 0.019; ES = 0.827). Moderate significant blood lactate increases were observed immediately after the submaximal shuttle run test following the lockdown (30.1%, P = 0.016; ES = 0.670). In contrast, no changes were found in jump performance. A structured home-based training programme during the COVID-19 lockdown preserved lower limb explosive strength but was an insufficient stimulus to maintain aerobic capacity in top-level handball players. Institute of Sport in Warsaw 2021-10-16 2021-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8670811/ /pubmed/34937987 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.109952 Text en Copyright © Biology of Sport 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Font, Roger Irurtia, Alfredo Gutierrez, Jose Antonio Salas, Sebastià Vila, Enric Carmona, Gerard The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title | The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title_full | The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title_fullStr | The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title_full_unstemmed | The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title_short | The effects of COVID-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
title_sort | effects of covid-19 lockdown on jumping performance and aerobic capacity in elite handball players |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670811/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34937987 http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2021.109952 |
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