Effects of two different training periodization models on physical and physiological aspects of elite female team handball players

(Auswirkungen von zwei unterschiedlichen Periodisierungsmodellen des Trainings auf die physischen und physiologischen Aspekte von Handballspielerinnen des Hochleistungsbereichs)

The aim of this study was to compare training-induced changes in selected physiological and physical team handball performance factors after 2 training periodization models: traditional periodization (TP) vs. block periodization (BP). Eleven female team handball players who played over 2 consecutive seasons for a Spanish first league team were assessed twice per season during a training cycle. On each occasion, participants completed anthropometric, maximal strength, and lower-body power assessments. In addition, incremental tests to determine maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max), sprint- and sport-specific throwing velocity tests were performed. Block periodization group experienced significantly greater improvements than TP on squat jump (5.97%; p < 0.001), countermovement jump (8.76%; p = 0.011), hand-grip strength (8.22%; p = 0.029), bench press 1 repetition maximum (1RM) (5.14%; p = 0.049), 10-m sprint (-6.19%; p < 0.001), and 20-m sprint (2.95%; p = 0.008). Greater changes in BP group (p = 0.05) were also found for the throwing velocities in sport-specific tests compared with the TP group. No significant difference between the groups were detected for the half-squat 1RM (p = 0.15) and the VO2max (p = 0.44). These findings suggest that BP may be more effective than TP for improving important physiological and physical team handball performance factors in high level female handball players.
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Schlagworte: Handball weiblich Trainingsperiodisierung Belastungsgestaltung Belastungsumfang Belastungsintensität Relation Sportphysiologie Sportpsychologie
Notationen: Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Spielsportarten
Tagging: Blockperiodisierung
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002259
Veröffentlicht in: The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Jahrgang: 32
Heft: 1
Seiten: 280-287
Dokumentenarten: Artikel
Sprache: Englisch
Level: hoch