The effect of home Tabata Protocol on health-related physıcal fıtness parameters durıng Covıd 19 process

Resumen

Objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of home-based Tabata applications on health-related physical fitness parameters during the COVID 19 pandemic. Method: sixteen athletes who played football at Kastamonuspor U16 team voluntarily participated in the study. The athletes were randomly divided into two groups: Tabata group (8) and control group (8). Athletes who were in the Tabata group participated in training sessions online and under the leadership of a coach 3 days a week for 4 weeks. The athletes who were in the Tabata group also continued their trainings with the team. The athletes in the control group trained only with their team for 4 weeks. Before the start of the training and at the end of the training, a 20-meter shuttle running test, Wingate anaerobic power test, and a sit-down test were performed. Back leg strength was calculated by dynamometer, and muscle endurance was calculated according to the number of push-up and sit-ups. In the calculation of body fat percentages, skinfold thicknesses taken from certain areas with the help of skinfold caliper were placed in the related formula and the calculation was performed. The analysis of the data was carried out with the IBM SPSS 21. The normality of the data was tested with the skewness and kurtosis values and Shapiro-Wilk test and descriptive statistics were used for the characteristic features of the participants. In order to compare the performances of the Tabata and control groups in the measurements, the Independent Samples T-Test was used and the Dependent Samples T-Test was used to compare the performances of each group. The significance level was p<0.05. When the preliminary and final test results of the parameters measured in the in-group tests were examined. Results: a significant difference was found between the BFP (Body Fat Percentage), sit-ups, push-ups, leg strength, Wingate peak power, average power, and MaxVO2 values of the athletes in the Tabata group (p<0.05). In the control group, a significant difference was found in the performance of sit-ups and leg strength (p<0.05). Significant differences between groups were observed only in muscle endurance and MaxVO2 parameters (p<0.05). Conclusion: as a result, it was concluded that the inclusion of the Tabata protocol in normal training programs can contribute positively to the development of some performance parameters.