The Relationship between Repeated Sprint Performance and Velocity Values during Loaded-Squat Jump Exercise

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between repeated sprint performance and velocity values during loaded-squat jump exercise. In accordance with this purpose, 23 kickboxing athletes (age: 21,1 ± 2,10 years; height: 178,7±5,01 cm; weight: 70,8±7,85 kg) participated voluntarily in this study. Participants were performed to repeated sprint test and loaded-squat jump exercise by using an external load corresponding to 40 % of their body weight and velocity parameters were obtained as mean velocity (MV), mean propulsive velocity (MPV) and peak velocity (PV). Descriptive statistics were used in analysis of data. In addition, Spearman Correlation Analysis was used to determine the relationship between repeated sprint performance and velocity values during loaded-squat jump exercise. According to the analysis results; while total running times and fatigue index values in repeated sprint test of subjects were obtained as 52.4 (±1.96 sec) and 4.98 (±2.36%) respectively; velocity values during loaded-squat jump exercise were obtained as 1.38 (±,07 m/s -1 ) for MP, 1.54 (±,10 m/s -1 ) for MPV, and 2.58 (±,15 m/s -1 ) for PV. In addition, it was determined that there was no any statistically significant difference between MP (r= -,148; r= -,072, p>0.05, respectively), 335;150, p>0.05, respectively), PV (r= ,010; r= -,034, p>0.05 respectively) and total running time and fatigue index values in repeated sprint test. As a result, it can be suggested that velocity values during loaded squat jump exercise have no statistically significant effect on repeated sprint performance.