The Effect of 4-Week Pre-Competition Training on Strength, Sprint and Body Composition in Junior Male Boxers

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the effect of 4-week pre-competition training on strength, sprint, and body composition in junior male boxers. Twelve male athletes (age: 15.25±0.45 years) who were in the junior category and were preparing for boxing competitions participated voluntarily. In the research, the pre-test-post-test experimental model without a control group was used. By applying a 4-week pre-competition training program to the boxers participating in the research, leg strength, 10 m sprint, body fat percentage (BFP), and muscle mass measurements were applied before and after the training. Paired Sample t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test values of normally distributed data, and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used for those that did not show normal distribution. According to the research findings, while there was no significant difference between BFP pre-test-post-test measurements in junior male boxers (p>0.05), a significant difference was found between leg strength, 10 m sprint, and muscle mass pre-test-post test measurements in favor of post-tests. (p

Bu arastirmanin amaci, yildiz erkek boksörlerde 4 haftalik müsabaka öncesi antrenmanlarin kuvvet, sürat ve vücut kompozisyonuna etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Arastirmaya yildiz kategorisinde olup boks müsabakalarina hazirlanan 12 erkek sporcu (yas: 15,25±0,45 yil) gönüllü olarak katilmistir. Arastirmada kontrol grupsuz ön test – son test deneysel model kullanilmistir. Arastirmaya katilan boksörlere, 4 haftalik müsabaka öncesi antrenman programi uygulanarak antrenmanlar öncesi ve sonrasinda bacak kuvveti, 10 m sürat, vücut yag yüzdesi (VYY) ve kas kütlesi ölçümleri uygulanmistir. Arastirmada normal dagilim gösteren verilerin ön test ve son test degerlerinin karsilastirilmasinda bagimli örneklem t-testi, normal dagilim göstermeyenlerde ise Wilcoxon Isaretli Siralar testi kullanilmistir. Arastirma bulgularina göre yildiz erkek boksörlerde VVY ön test–son test ölçümleri arasinda anlamli bir fark bulunmazken (p>0,05), bacak kuvveti, 10 m sürat ve kas kütlesi ön test–son test ölçümleri arasinda son testler lehine anlamli bir fark tespit edilmistir (p