Elite sprint swimming performance is enhanced by completion of additional warm-up activities
McGowan CJ, Pyne DB, Thompson KG, Raglin JS, Osborne M, Rattray B
Journal of sports sciences · 25 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- University of Canberra
- Government
- Australian Institute of Sport
- University or hospital
- University of Canberra Research Institute for Sport and Exercise
Based on 3 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2016-09-15 · J Sports Sci · vol. 35 · issue 15 · pp. 1493–1499
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 49 citations · more than 91% of similar papers · 2.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 38 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Sports Performance and Training · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Sprint, Time trial, Animal science, Core temperature, Mathematics, Physical therapy, Medicine, Biology, Internal medicine, Heart rate
- MeSH
- humans, lactic acid, spectroscopy, near-infrared, body temperature, cross-over studies, perception, oxygen consumption, heart rate, swimming, time factors, clothing, female, male, athletic performance, physical exertion, hot temperature, young adult, warm-up exercise
6 authors
From AU, US
- Courtney J. McGowan · correspondingUniversity of Canberra
- David B. PyneUniversity of Canberra
- Kevin ThompsonUniversity of Canberra
- John S. RaglinIndiana University Bloomington
- Mark Andrew Osborne
- Ben RattrayUniversity of Canberra
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of completing additional warm-up strategies in the transition phase between the pool warm up and the start of a race on elite sprint swimming performance. Twenty-five elite swimmers (12 men, 20 ± 3 years; 13 women, 20 ± 2 years, performance standard ~807 FINA2014 points) completed a standardised pool warm up followed by a 30-min transition phase and a 100-m freestyle time trial. During the transition phase, swimmers wore a tracksuit jacket with integrated heating elements and performed a dry land-based exercise routine (Combo), or a conventional tracksuit and remained seated (Control). Start (1.5% ± 1.0%, P = 0.02; mean ± 90% confidence limits) and 100-m time trial (0.8% ± 0.4%, P < 0.01) performances were improved in Combo. Core temperature declined less (-0.2°C ± 0.1°C versus -0.5°C ± 0.1°C, P = 0.02) during the transition phase and total local (trapezius) haemoglobin concentration was greater before the time trial in Combo (81 µM ± 25 µM versus 30 µM ± 18 µM, P < 0.01; mean ± standard deviation) than in Control. Combining swimmers traditional pool warm up with passive heating via heated jackets and completion of dry land-based exercises in the transition phase improves elite sprint swimming performance by ~0.8%.
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