Are experienced and high-level race walking athletes able to match pre-programmed with executed pacing?
Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
; Braz. j. med. biol. res;52(6): e8593, 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to verify the agreement between pre-programmed and executed pacing during race walking and whether level of the athletes experience and performance influenced this relationship. Twenty-nine national and international race walkers participated in this study (14 males, 24.0±7.1 years old, and 15 females, 23.3±7.3 years old). Pre-programmed pacing for 10- and 20-km official walking races was self-selected via demonstrative pacing charts prior to races, while executed pacing was analyzed by a specialist investigator via an individual plot of current velocity versus distance. There was no agreement between pre-programmed and executed pacing (P=0.674). There was no association between the ability to match the pre-programmed pace with the executed pace and race walking experience or level of performance. Low- and high-performance athletes pre-programmed a similar pacing profile (P=0.635); however, high-performance athletes generally executed an even pacing strategy, while low-performance athletes generally adopted a positive pacing strategy (P=0.013). Race walkers did not faithfully match their pre-programmed with their executed pacing, and this seemed to be independent of previous experience and level of performance. High-performance athletes, however, tended to execute an even pacing strategy, even though this had not been pre-programmed.
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Main subject:
Physical Endurance
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Running
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Athletic Performance
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Athletes
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
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Braz. j. med. biol. res
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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
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BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA
Year:
2019
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Article