Investigation of Acute Effect of Sparring Training Models on Some Electrolytes in Elite Boxers

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the acute effect of sparring training applied to elite boxers on serum levels of electrolytes such as Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Chlorine, Chromium, Calcium.Methods: The research group consists of 22 elite male boxers of the national team, who took part in the study voluntarily, with the age 18.36 +/- 6.18, body weight 65.23 +/- 11.75 kg, height 174.18 +/- 8.67 cm. Sparring training model including free lower-body strikes to the liver was applied to the participants. For the detection of serum electrolyte levels, blood samples were taken from antecubital region of each athlete before and after the training. Serum samples obtained were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes in laboratory and analyzed at COBAS C 501 analyzer through photometric method. SPSS 22.0 statistical program was used for the analysis of the data obtained. The normality distribution of the data was tested by Shapiro-Wilk test, descriptive statistics and Paired t-test, one of the parametric tests, were used for statistical analysis of normally distributed data. Results: Comparing the electrolyte values of elite boxers before and after training, it was found that there is a statistically significant difference in magnesium, chlorine and chromium values (p <0.05) and there is no significant difference in sodium, potassium and calcium values (p> 0.05). Conclusion:As a result of the research, it was concluded that the effect of boxing training specifically based on strikes to lower body on the parameters examined in this study is similar to the literature findings, hence sparring training does not have a significant effect on the parameters tested.