TY - JOUR ID - 59098 TI - The Comparison of the Effect of Resistance-Paddling Training and Paddling Training on Some Physiological and Performance Characteristics of Female Elite Dragon Boat Paddlers JO - Journal of Sport Biosciences JA - JSB LA - en SN - 2008-9325 AU - Esfarjani, Fahimeh AU - Hopsepian, Ania AU - Marandi, Sayyed Mohammad AD - Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 231 EP - 246 KW - anaerobic power KW - dragon boat paddling performance KW - maximum oxygen uptake KW - strength DO - 10.22059/jsb.2016.59098 N2 - Concurrent increase in strength and endurance is one of the main factors of reaching the peak performance in paddlers. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 8 weeks of resistance-paddling training and paddling training on some physiological characteristics and performance of paddlers. 16 female dragon boat paddlers were selected purposively and divided to resistance-paddling training group (n=9) and paddling training group (n=7). Resistance-paddling group participated in padding training along with resistance training for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, each session 90-120 min. The paddling group performed paddling training at the same time. Upper body anaerobic power, VO2max, hand grip strength, 1-RM of bench press and paddling and 500-meter paddling performance were measured before and after 8 weeks of training. ANCOVA was used to compare changes between the two groups and the significance level was 0.05. The results showed a significant increase in upper body anaerobic power and VO2max (40% and 23% respectively) in resistance-paddling training group which was significant compared with the control group (P=0.001). Hand grip strength did not change significantly in resistance-paddling group compared with the control group (P=0.1). 1-RM of bench press and paddling increased (36% and 16% respectively) in resistance-paddling group. The time of 500-m paddling performance significantly improved in resistance-paddling group (17.5%) compared with the paddling group (P=0.02). It seems that resistance-paddling training can improve performance through increased aerobic power, anaerobic power and paddlers' strength. UR - https://jsb.ut.ac.ir/article_59098.html L1 - https://jsb.ut.ac.ir/article_59098_c3185a37d6213f46667c171f9f1ac8c1.pdf ER -