Elastic resistance training: resistance exercise alternative in the home environment during Covid-19 pandemic

Marcus Vinícius Almeida Campos,Henrique Miguel

doi:10.31005/iajmh.v3i0.77

Abstract

Among the measures adopted by several governments during the COVID-19 pandemic to inhibit agglomeration and consequently the contagion of a high number of people, is the closing of gyms and other spaces for the practice of resisted physical exercise, which can cause detraining both athletes as non-athletes. Thus, the purpose of this communication was to present the possibility of using elastic resistance training in order to minimize the effects of interruptions in training conducted before the isolation period. In this sense, it can be verified that, since performed in a way that respects the principles of resistance training, elastic resistance training is safe and efficient for use regardless of age and gender.

Highlights

Among the measures adopted to contain the pandemic of COVID-19, is the closing of gyms and the limitation of the use of common spaces for physical exercise, interrupting the training of athletes and of non-athletes practicing resistance training
Aiming to avoid or at least reduce or target, quarantine limits are used interchangeably for exercises used in their homes, using a series of methods proposed in the literature or even by bloggers. Such methods do not pay attention to an important principle of resistance training, the principle of continuity, where Miguel et al [2] warn that the interruption of the training program leads to detraining, and the realization of it without due attention to the training variables
In the case of elastic resistance training, an interesting methodology is the test of maximum number of repetitions

Summary

Introduction

Among the measures adopted to contain the pandemic of COVID-19, is the closing of gyms and the limitation of the use of common spaces for physical exercise, interrupting the training of athletes and of non-athletes practicing resistance training. Such methods do not pay attention to an important principle of resistance training, the principle of continuity, where Miguel et al [2] warn that the interruption of the training program leads to detraining, and the realization of it without due attention to the training variables.

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