Effects of high-intensity interval training on anaerobic power female canoe polo players

Paper ID : 1202-SPORTCONGRESS

Authors

Farahnaz Amirshaghaghi * Faculty

Abstract

Abstract Background: Investigating the effects of six weeks of intense interval training on anaerobic capacity of canoe polo players. Methods: 16 semi-professional female canoe polo players (age = 26 ± 4.5 years) volunteered to participate in this study. Before the experiment, participants completed an iWingate test on a testing day to determine peak and average power output. Then they were randomly assigned to paddling-based HIIT, or a control group (CON). The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to test the normality and Levene’s test was used to assess the homogeneity of variances. The data were analyzed using a two-factor mixed analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the between factor “group” (HIIT and CON) and repeated factor “time” (pretraining, post-training). Results: Following the experiment, a significant (p ≤ 0.05) improvement was observed in, anaerobic power of changes in the mentioned variable was significantly (p ≤ 0.05) greater in the HIIT group when compared to the CON group. Conclusions: Results showed that a 6-week paddling-based HIIT performed three times a week is correlated to improvements in cardiorespiratory system adaptations and anaerobic power in female canoe polo players.

Keywords

Anaerobic power, Paddling, Specific training, Water sport

Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation)