The Effect of Eight-week Workout Specific to Basketball on some Physical and Physiological Parameters

Abstract

This study has been carried out to research the effect of eight-week basketball workout on some physical and physiological parameters. The research has been applied to the athletes of Uşak Sports Inc. taking place in Beko Basketball League. The sportsmen average age 26,00±3,16 years, average height 196,62±9,91cm, average weight 196,62±9,91cm and body–mass index was 24,33±1,68kg/m2, have participated. Anaerobic power test (before and after the workout in preparation stage), aerobic power, lactate test (shortly after the practice and 3minutes later) the strength of hand grip, the strength of back-leg, flexibility test and some pulmonary function tests have been carried out. A non-parametric test, ‘wilcoxon signed ranks test’ has been used to evaluate the data. Significant variations between anaerobic power, aerobic power, flexibility, FVC, FEV1 values and lactate levels three minutes after the training, the values of back-leg strength (p<0,05) have been established from the result of the measurement. On the other hand, it has been determined that there is no statistically significant variation between lactate after the workout, the strength of right and left grip and FEV1/FVC values. (p>0,05). As a result, it was seen that the eight-week workout specific to basketball held during the preparation stage improved some physical and physiological properties of sportsmen. It was found out that their lactate tolerance was increased. Therefore, their recovery time shortened and readiness level increased.