Yousfi Narimen, Mejri Mohamed Arbi, Rouissi Mehdi, Hammami Amri, Tabben Montassar, Chaouachi Anis, Haddad Monoem, Chamari Karim
a Research Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimization", National Centre of Medicine and Science in Sport . Tunis , Tunisia.
b High Institute of Sport and Physical Education, Ksar-Saïd, Manouba University . Tunis , Tunisia.
Chronobiol Int. 2018 Apr;35(4):565-572. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2017.1422741. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
Beliefs that lunar phases affect human physiology started in ancient times. Research has recently revealed that a physical fitness index increased in sedentary students at the new moon (NM) and full moon (FM) compared to other moon phases. However, the effect of lunar cycle (moon illumination and gravitational pull) on physical performance in athletes was not examined. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate whether short-term explosive performance can be influenced by the different phases of the lunar cycle. Fourteen young male Taekwondo athletes (age: 16.9 ± 0.7 years, height: 159.7 ± 50.6 cm, body mass: 62.85 ± 7.84 kg) performed the following tests to assess the explosive physical performance during the different phases of the lunar cycle (NM, FQ (first quarter), FM, and LQ (last quarter)): maximal isometric manual contraction (dominant hand (MIMCD) and non-dominant hand (MIMCND)), maximal back isometric contraction (MBIC), squat jump (SJ), countermovement jump (CMJ), and 10-m sprint (10 m). The testing sessions during the different moon phases were performed in a counterbalanced order. The order of tests remained the same (MIMCD, MIMCND, MBIC, SJ, CMJ, and 10 m), and all sessions were performed in the evening (6:00 to 8:00 p.m.) on the first day of each evaluated lunar phase. Each parameter was measured over two consecutive lunar months in the calendar. Analysis of variance tests showed that there was no significant effect of lunar cycle on all explosive test measures, p > 0.05. Our results failed to identify any effect of lunar phase on evening explosive performance (mainly involving phosphagen pathway-based efforts) among young trained athletes. Therefore, it appears that moon phase/illumination does not affect short-term physical performance in young trained adolescents.
认为月相影响人体生理的观念始于古代。最近的研究表明，与其他月相相比，久坐学生在新月（NM）和满月（FM）时的体能指数有所增加。然而，月周期（月光照射和引力）对运动员运动表现的影响尚未得到研究。因此，本研究旨在评估月周期的不同阶段是否会影响短期爆发力。14名年轻男性跆拳道运动员（年龄：16.9±0.7岁，身高：159.7±50.6厘米，体重：62.85±7.84千克）进行了以下测试，以评估月周期不同阶段（新月、上弦月（FQ）、满月、下弦月（LQ））的爆发力：最大等长手动收缩（优势手（MIMCD）和非优势手（MIMCND））、最大背部等长收缩（MBIC）、深蹲跳（SJ）、反向移动跳（CMJ）和10米短跑（10m）。不同月相期间的测试环节按平衡顺序进行。测试顺序保持不变（MIMCD、MIMCND、MBIC、SJ、CMJ和10m），所有环节均在每个评估月相的第一天晚上（下午6:00至8:00）进行。每个参数在日历上连续两个农历月内进行测量。方差分析表明，月周期对所有爆发力测试指标均无显著影响，p>0.05。我们的研究结果未能发现月相对年轻训练有素运动员夜间爆发力表现（主要涉及基于磷酸原途径的运动）有任何影响。因此，看来月相/光照不会影响年轻训练青少年的短期运动表现。
