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Effects of recovery type after a kickboxing match on blood lactate and performance in anaerobic tests
Ibrahim Ouergui1, Omar Hammouda2, Hamdi Chtourou1
1Research Unit "Athletic performance and physical rehabilitation" of the High Institute of Sport and Physical education Kef, Kef, Tunisia.
Purpose:
To verify whether active recovery (AR) applied after a kickboxing match resulted in better performance in anaerobic tests when compared to passive recovery (PR).
Methods:
Eighteen kickboxers volunteered to participate on a Kickboxing match preceded and followed by anaerobic tests: squat jump (SJ), the counter movement jump (CMJ) and the upper-body Wingate test. Blood lactate (BL), heart rate (HR) and rate of perceived exertion (RPE) were analyzed before and after rounds. The recovery sessions consisted of 10min at 50% of maximal aerobic speed or PR. BL was measured at 3, 5 and 10 min after the match, while HR, RPE and anaerobic power were assessed after the recovery period.
Results:
BL, HR and RPE increased significantly (P<0.001) during the match. BL was lower (P<0.001) after AR compared to PR at 5 min and 10 min (e.g. AR: 8.94 ± 0.31 mmol.l(-1), PR: 10.98 ± 0.33 mmol.l(-1)). However, PR resulted in higher (P<0.05) upper-body mean power (4.65 ± 0.5 W.kg(-1)) compared to AR (4.09 ± 0.5 W.kg(-1)), while SJ and CMJ were not affected by the recovery type.
Conclusion:
The lactate removal was improved with AR when compared with PR, but AR did not improve subsequent performance.
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