Abstract. Purpose: to test experimentally influence of worked out extra-training means' complex on functional potentials of elite fencers. Material: in the research 12 qualified sportsmen participated. Changes in cardio-respiratory system's responses were detected by training impulse. Results: application of experimental complex resulted in increase of training impulse by 1.94 conv.un., than traditional sportsmen's warming up. With usage of experimental complex sportsmen fulfilled, in average, 64.4% of work in zones of sub-maximal and maximal intensity. Restoration of heart beats rate of all sportsmen was within standard requirements (restoration of 120 b.p.m. during 3 minutes). In conditions of traditional warming up sportsmen fulfilled, in average, 71.2% of work with low or moderate intensity. Conclusions: the offered complex of extra-training influences increase effectiveness of pre-start warming up, raise organism's potentials for realization of available functional potential.

A stable structure of life values is one of the components of success in sports. When defining the value of value as a category of psychology, based on data from many authors, we denote that it reveals value as a concept used in philosophy and sociology to designate objects and phenomena that are significant in the life of society, social groups and individuals. Athletes who have achieved high results are dominated by such life values as “spiritual satisfaction” (74%) and “achievements” (61%). Since “spiritual satisfaction” is a moral value, it becomes obvious that it is moral values that motivate athletes to achieve high results. According to the results of multiple regression of terminal values in the total sample of athletes (n = 118, p <0.05), we observe that the “achievement” of qualified athletes is most affected by “spiritual satisfaction”. In second place in terms of contribution to the formation of “achievement” value is “own prestige”, and in third place is “financial standing”. The value hierarchy of athletes also contains such a value as “self-development”, which indicates the athlete’s desire to work on himself, his character, the development of necessary abilities and other subjectively important characteristics of his personality.