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Power and speed differences between Brazilian Paralympic sprinters with visual impairment and their guides: A pilot study

By 19 de fevereiro de 2016No Comments
Fonte: Adapted physical activity quarterly: APAQ, in press
Autores: Pereira L. A., Winckler C., Abad C. C. C., Kobal R., Kitamura K., Veríssimo A., Nakamura F. Y., Loturco I.

This study compared the physical performance of Paralympic sprinters with visual impairments (PSVI) and their guides in jump/sprint tests. Ten PSVI and guides executed squat-jumps (SJ), countermovement-jumps (CMJ), horizontal-quintuple right/left leg jumps (QR/QL), decuple-jumps (DEC) and 50-m sprint tests. The guides were superior to the PSVI in SJ (35.9 ± 6.3 vs. 45.6 ± 3.2 cm), CMJ (38.5 ± 6.2 vs. 46.7 ± 4.0 cm), QR (9.2 ± 1.9 vs. 12.7 ± 1.0 m), QL (9.4 ± 1.9 vs. 13.1 ± 0.8 m), DEC (21.0 ± 3.3 vs. 27.2 ± 1.7 m), and 50-m sprints (8.4 ± 0.4 vs. 7.6 ± 0.5 m.s-1). The average differences between the PSVI and their guides in the sprint tests amounted to 10%, varying between 1-24%. Therefore, substantial differences in sprinting speed (in favor of the guides) between the peers were observed. Coaches should develop new strategies to train the guides to improve their muscle power performance.

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