Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education, Department of Sport, Exercise, Recreation and Kinesiology, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
J Strength Cond Res. 2023 Dec 1;37(12):625-632. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000004564. Epub 2023 Aug 25.
Burke, BI, Carroll, KM, Travis, SK, Stone, ME, and Stone, MH. Two days versus four days of training cessation following a step-taper in powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res 37(12): e625-e632, 2023-Tapering and training cessation are methods of training load management aimed at optimizing athlete preparedness leading into competition. Such practices are often used by strength sport athletes such as powerlifters (i.e., athletes who compete in the back squat [BS], bench press [BP], and deadlift [DL]). The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in maximal strength, subjective recovery and stress state, and body composition alterations in strength athletes undergoing a 1-week step-taper followed by either a 2-day (2D) or 4-day (4D) period of training cessation. Twelve powerlifters (22.3 ± 2.1 yrs; 92.1 ± 20.4 kg; 174.8 ± 7.5 cm) completed a 6-week training protocol aimed at peaking 1 repetition maximum (1RM) strength on BS, BP, and DL. Body composition, subjective recovery and stress state, and 1RM on BS, BP, and DL were assessed before an overreach week (T1) and after the periods of training cessation (T2) for each group. Alpha criterion was set at p ≤ 0.05. There were significant increases in BP ( p = 0.032, g = 0.10), powerlifting total ( p = 0.014, g = 0.11), and DOTS score ( p = 0.006, g = 0.12) after 2D of cessation. However, after 4D of cessation, significant increases were only observed in DL ( p = 0.019, g = 0.11) along with significant decreases in BP ( p = 0.003, g = -0.13). There were no statistically significant changes in any other variable for either group indicating that BS, psychometric, and body composition data were maintained between T1 and T2. The results of this study support the use of 1-week step-tapers, followed by a short period of training cessation (2-4D) to maintain or improve maximal strength performance.
伯克、BI、卡罗尔、KM、特拉维斯、SK、斯通、ME 和斯通、MH。在力量举运动员进行逐步减少训练量之后，停止训练两天与四天的效果比较。J 力量与体能研究 37(12)：e625-e632, 2023-逐渐减少训练量和停止训练是管理训练负荷的方法，旨在优化运动员在比赛前的准备状态。这种训练方法通常被力量运动运动员（例如举重运动员，即参加深蹲 [BS]、卧推 [BP] 和硬拉 [DL] 比赛的运动员）使用。本研究的目的是比较在经历为期一周的逐步减少训练量后，分别进行为期两天（2D）或四天（4D）的停止训练期间，力量运动员的最大力量、主观恢复和应激状态以及身体成分变化的差异。12 名力量举运动员（22.3±2.1 岁；92.1±20.4 千克；174.8±7.5 厘米）完成了一项为期 6 周的训练方案，旨在提高 BS、BP 和 DL 的 1 次重复最大重量（1RM）力量。在每个组别的停止训练期（T2）后，对身体成分、主观恢复和应激状态以及 BS、BP 和 DL 的 1RM 进行评估。阿尔法标准设定为 p≤0.05。在 2D 停止训练后，BP（p=0.032，g=0.10）、举重总成绩（p=0.014，g=0.11）和 DOTS 评分（p=0.006，g=0.12）显著增加。然而，在 4D 停止训练后，仅观察到 DL（p=0.019，g=0.11）显著增加，同时 BP（p=0.003，g=-0.13）显著下降。两个组的任何其他变量均未发生统计学上的显著变化，这表明在 T1 和 T2 之间，BS、心理计量和身体成分数据得到了维持。本研究的结果支持使用为期一周的逐步减少训练量，然后进行短暂的停止训练（2-4D），以维持或提高最大力量表现。
