Abstract - Improving the functional preparedness of Greco-Roman wrestlers at the stage of preliminary basic training
Aim. To determine the impact of the developed crossfit program on improving the functional preparedness of Greco-Roman wrestlers at the stage of preliminary basic training in the preparatory period.
Methods. Spirometry and the anaerobic Wingate test for wrestlers were used at baseline and after 6 months of training. The pedagogical experiment was attended by 46 Greco-Roman wrestlers at the stage of preliminary basic training (second year of study). The average age of the studied wrestlers was 12.7 ± 0.4 years.
Results. It was found that after 6 months performing individualized training programs the actual value of vital capacity was statistically higher in wrestlers in the main group compared with the control group by 0.38 l (p<0.001); the actual value of forced vital capacity by 0.53 l (p<0.001); the actual value of the Forced expiratory volume in 1 second was better by 0.48 l (p<0.001); the actual value of Peak expiratory flow was better by 1.87 l/sec (p<0.001); the actual value of Expiratory reserve volume was higher by 0.49 l (p<0.01) respectively. Significant differences between the main and control groups at the end of the study were observed by all indicators with the exception of the fatigue index.
Conclusions. Functional training using crossfit tools is an important component of the preliminary basic training, the program of its improvement in Greco-Roman wrestling in the preparatory period is an urgent scientific and practical task of modern sport, and the indicators of functional preparedness are a prerequisite for developing a program.