Tethered Swimming for the Evaluation and Prescription of Resistance Training in Young Swimmers

Abstract The aims of the present study were 1) to evaluate the effects of 11 weeks of a typical free-swimming training program on aerobic and stroke parameters determined in tethered swimming (Study 1; n=13) and 2) to investigate the responses of tethered swimming efforts, in addition to free-swimmi...

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Published in:International journal of sports medicine 2017-02, Vol.38 (2), p.125-133
Main Authors: Papoti, Marcelo, da Silva, Adelino S. R., Kalva-Filho, Carlos Augusto, Araujo, Gustavo Gomes, Santiago, Vanessa, Martins, LuizEduardo Barreto, Cunha, Sérgio Augusto, Gobatto, Claudio Alexandre
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anaerobic Threshold
Athletic Performance
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Lactic Acid - blood
Male
Resistance Training
Swimming - physiology
Training & Testing
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Summary:Abstract The aims of the present study were 1) to evaluate the effects of 11 weeks of a typical free-swimming training program on aerobic and stroke parameters determined in tethered swimming (Study 1; n=13) and 2) to investigate the responses of tethered swimming efforts, in addition to free-swimming sessions, through 7 weeks of training (Study 2; n=21). In both studies, subjects performed a graded exercise test in tethered swimming (GET) to determine anaerobic threshold (AnT), stroke rate at AnT (SR AnT ), peak force at GET (PF GET ) and peak blood lactate ([La-] GET ). Participants also swam 100-, 200- and 400-m lengths to evaluate performance. In Study 2, swimmers were divided into control (i. e., only free-swimming; GC [n=11]) and tethered swimming group (i. e., 50% of the main session; G TS [n=10]). The results of Study 1 demonstrate that AnT, PF GET , [La - ] GET and 200-m performance were improved with free-swimming training. The SR AnT decreased with training. In Study 2, free-swimming performance and most of the graded exercise test parameters were not altered in either group. However, [La-] GET improved only for G TS . These results demonstrate that aerobic parameters obtained in tethered swimming can be used to evaluate free-swimming training responses, and the addition of tethered efforts during training routine improves the lactate production capacity of swimmers.
ISSN:0172-4622
1439-3964
DOI:10.1055/s-0042-105017