THE ACUTE EFFECT OF COMBINED PRECONDITIONING STRATEGIES ON REPEATED SPRINT PERFORMANCE

The use of preconditioning strategies (Pre-CC) alone has a positive effect on performance. However, it is thought that there will be more impact on the performance of combined preconditioning strategies and this is one of the first studies to prove this. This research was conducted to examine the acute impact of the combined preconditioning strategies on repeated sprint performance. The following pre-conditioning strategies (PConSt) were combined: morning resistance exercise (MRE), active warm-up (AwU), hormonal preconditioning (HPC), post-activation potential (PAP), and ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Sixteen males (age: 21,23 ± 1,69 years, height: 173,91 ± 9,05 cm, body weight: 69,95 ± 13,05 kg)who studied at the Department of Sport Sciences of a university in Ankara were participated in this study voluntarily. Participants entered the PConSt and Sham applications on different days after the pre-test. Before the test, MRE, IPC, HPC and PAP were applied to the PConSt group and then 12x20m repeated sprint test (TST) was performed for determination of repeated sprint performances. Applications that will not affect Sham have been made. According to the results of statistical analysis, a statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test and precondition for best sprint time values at 10-20m and 0-20m distances (p <0.05). Similarly, there was a statistically significant difference between 10-20m and 0-20m distances and 0-20m distances between the pre-test and sham in total sprint times. This study showed that the combined preconditioning strategies may have an impact on repeated sprint performance