ENFYRED Research Group, Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, University of Zaragoza, 22001 Huesca, Spain.
School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 22;19(9):5119. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095119.
Table tennis performance depends on multiple factors such as technique, tactics and fitness. Several studies have focused on investigating different technical-tactical variables. However, research analysing the specific physical qualities of this sport is scarce, particularly in the female sex. The aim of the present study was to assess the physical fitness variables associated with individual performance in elite table tennis players according to sex. Forty-eight elite players divided into males (n = 24; 25.38 ± 4.01 years) and females (n = 24; 22.33 ± 3.83 years) participated in the study. To determine physical fitness, participants performed vertical jump, hand grip strength, ergospirometry and lateral displacement tests (reaction time, displacement time and lateral acceleration). Male players showed higher values in vertical jump, hand grip strength and maximum oxygen consumption (p < 0.001). Likewise, male players moved laterally faster (p < 0.001). On the other hand, female players had a better reaction time towards the dominant side (p < 0.01). Elite male table tennis players showed better physical fitness compared to female players. Due to the scarcity of data on elite table tennis players, these results can serve as reference values for different table tennis practitioners.
乒乓球表现取决于技术、战术和体能等多个因素。已有多项研究集中在调查不同的技术战术变量上。然而，分析这项运动具体身体素质的研究很少，尤其是在女性中。本研究的目的是根据性别评估与精英乒乓球运动员个人表现相关的体能变量。48 名精英运动员分为男性（n = 24；25.38 ± 4.01 岁）和女性（n = 24；22.33 ± 3.83 岁）两组。为了确定体能，参与者进行了垂直跳跃、握力、测功仪和横向位移测试（反应时间、位移时间和横向加速度）。男性运动员在垂直跳跃、握力和最大摄氧量方面表现出更高的数值（p < 0.001）。同样，男性运动员横向移动速度更快（p < 0.001）。另一方面，女性运动员在优势侧的反应时间更好（p < 0.01）。与女性运动员相比，精英男性乒乓球运动员表现出更好的体能。由于缺乏精英乒乓球运动员的数据，这些结果可以作为不同乒乓球运动员的参考值。
