The effect of two short-term maximal bouts of cycling (2x 10s) on the performance of psycho-motor test among male and female fencers
Journal Title: Journal of Combat Sports and Martial Arts - Year 2012, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
[b]Introduction. [/b]The purpose to this study was to evaluate: (i) anaerobic power using two repeated maximal short-term anaerobic exertions , (ii) acute changes in the level of visuo-motor ability using multiple (n=62) motor responses to the fast visual stimuli known as eye-hand coordination task (EHC) induced by mentioned physical exertions.[b]Material and methods.[/b] The study was carried out in 20 male (MF), and 20 female fencers (FF). FF were younger than males on average by 4.2 years. After the familiarization, two attempts of EHC were performed prior to- and directly after two repeated 10s anaerobic bouts (2 x 10s) of cycling . The biomechanical parameters of the exertions were recorded, and were taken into consider those of the better performed bout. The performance of EHC test was rated by number of correct responses separately for each of the four attempts.[b]Results.[/b] FF demonstrated relative lower levels of the biomechanical parameters . Surprisingly, FF showed also significantly worse performance of entire, four attempts of EHC, but in contrast to MF, they demonstrated significant improvement within the successive four attempts. When the performances EHC were normalized to the age, those sex-related difference was not significant.[b]Conclusions. [/b]The results suggest lack of clear effect of two anaerobic bouts on EHC. Age and sex affected the performance of EHC test. Unfortunately, male fencers were older than their female counterparts, therefore, it is hard to indicate which attribute, gender or age is more responsible for recorded differences between sexes.
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Zbigniew Obmiński, Maria Ładyga, Helena Mroczkowska, Lech Borkowski, Irena Kownacka
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