STUDY ON ATHLETES WHO UNDERWENT AN ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM AT ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR PULMONARY CAPACITY, TO IDENTIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES REGARDING ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION, THE PERSISTANCE OF MOTIVATION AND THE CORELATIONS BETWEEN THE

Authors

  • Péter-Zsolt SZABÓ Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. *Corresponding author: szabopeterzsolt@yahoo.com
  • Emilia Florina GROSU Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2846-9586
  • Ioan Nelu POP Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2942-0688
  • Álmos ANDRÁS Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1876-7608
  • Dan MONEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1426-2901
  • Gheorghe MONEA Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
  • Ágnes SIMON-UGRON Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.62(3).21

Keywords:

altitude training, physical preparation, judo, concentration.

Abstract

Introduction. Improving the sports performance of an athlete it depends on his or hers internal factors and the external factors. An environmental change or a new challenge may have effects on the psyche of the athlete and can lead to changes in motivation and concentration. Objectives. The aim of this study is to analyze the effects on the psyche following a specific program of preparation, which involves major changes in the athlete’s routine. In this study we analyze athletes who follow a program of athletic training at altitude to increase lung capacity, and will test whether psychological experience changes in terms of attention and concentration, persistent motivation, and the correlation between the two. Material and methods. In this observational study took part two groups of athletes, 44 female judokas. Control group 1 with 22 athletes, and group 2 with 22 athletes who have undergone a specific training at altitude (1020 m, 677 mmHg) for three months in order to increase lung capacity. For collecting statistics on psyche regarding motivational persistence and concentration of attention, SPM questionnaire and ACC test were used. Results. Analysis of the results of the study showed only one significant difference between the two groups. Group II showed an acceptable and similar correlation between long term pursuing purposes (LTPP) and recurrence of unattained purposes (RUP), which was not found in group I. All other indicators showed no difference between the two groups of athletes. Conclusion. In terms of motivation, attention span and the correlation between the two, no mental changes were found in athletes who have undergone specific training at altitude for three months.

REZUMAT. Studiu asupra sportivilor care urmează un program de pregătire atletică la altitudine pentru creșterea capacității pulmonare pentru a identifica modificări psihologice în ceea ce privește atenția și puterea de concentrare, persistența motivației și corelația dintre cele două. Introducere. Îmbunătățirea performanței în sport al unui sportiv depinde de factorii lui interni la fel și de factorii externi. O schimbare de mediu sau o nouă provocare ar putea avea efecte asupra psihicului sportivului și poate duce la schimbări în motivație și concentrare. Obiective. Scopul acestui studiu este de a analiza efectele asupra psihicului ca urmare a unui program specific de pregătire, care implică schimbări majore în rutina sportivului. În acest studiu analizăm sportivii care urmează un program de formare sportivă la altitudine pentru a crește capacitatea pulmonară, și se va testa dacă experiența psihologică se modifică în ceea ce privește atenția și concentrarea, persistenta motivației, și corelația dintre cele două. Materiale și metode. În acest studiu observațional au participat două grupe de sportive, 44 judoka de sex feminin. Lotul I, grupa de control cu 22 de sportivi, iar lotul II, cu 22 de sportivi, care au fost supuse unui antrenament specific la altitudine (1020 m, 677 mm Hg) timp de trei luni, cu scopul de a crește capacitatea pulmonară. Pentru colectarea de date statistice privind psihicul în ceea ce privește persistența motivațională și concentrarea atenției, s-au folosit chestionarul SPM și testul ACC. Rezultate. Analiza rezultatelor studiului a arătat doar o diferență semnificativă între cele două grupe. Grupa a II-a arătat o corelație acceptabilă și similară între urmărirea scopurilor pe termen lung (LTPP), și recurenta scopurilor nerealizate (RUP), care nu au fost găsite la grupa I. Ceilalți indicatori nu au arătat nici o diferență între cele două grupe de sportivi. Concluzii. În ceea ce privește motivația, durata atenției și corelația dintre cele două, nu s-au găsit modificări mentale la sportivii care au urmat o formare specifică la altitudine, timp de trei luni.

Cuvinte cheie: antrenament la altitudine, preparare fizică, judo, concentrare.

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2017-09-30

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SZABÓ, P.-Z., GROSU, E. F., POP, I. N., ANDRÁS, Álmos, MONEA, D., MONEA, G., & SIMON-UGRON, Ágnes. (2017). STUDY ON ATHLETES WHO UNDERWENT AN ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM AT ALTITUDE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR PULMONARY CAPACITY, TO IDENTIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES REGARDING ATTENTION AND CONCENTRATION, THE PERSISTANCE OF MOTIVATION AND THE CORELATIONS BETWEEN THE . Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 62(3), 13–26. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.62(3).21

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