Tosun Mehmet Ismail, Demirkan Erkan, Kaplan Abdurrahim, Ari Yilmaz Yasemin, Eker Arici Irem, Favre Michael, Aslan Veysi, Kutlu Mehmet
Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye.
Department of Movement and Training Sciences, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye.
Front Physiol. 2025 Mar 27;16:1492446. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1492446. eCollection 2025.
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has shown potential for enhancing athletic performance, but its effectiveness, in youth wrestlers, remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of RMT on respiratory muscle strength and aerobic endurance in youth wrestlers.
A parallel-grouperal was conducted across 22 male youth wrestlers aged 14.8 ± 0.4 years. Participants were assigned to an experimental(E) group (n = 11), which received RMT in addition to their regular wrestling training, or a control(C) group (n = 11), which continued with standard wrestling training only. The RMT was performed three times a week using the POWERbreathe Classic Blue® device at 50% of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP). Pre- and post-intervention measurements included MIP, peak inspiratory flow (PIF), inspiratory volume (IV), and aerobic endurance assessed by the Yo-Yo Endurance Level 1 test (YYT).
Significant improvements were observed in the E group, with MIP increasing by 9.57%, PIF by 14.77%, and IV by 10.46% (p < 0.05 for all). Aerobic endurance, as measured by VOmax and total running distance, also significantly improved by 4.93% and 8.22%, respectively (p < 0.05). The C group showed smaller yet significant gains in MIP, PIF, and VOmax but no significant change in IV.
The addition of RMT to traditional wrestling training significantly enhances respiratory muscle strength and aerobic endurance in youth wrestlers. These results suggest that RMT may be an effective complementary training method to improve athletic performance in this population.
呼吸肌训练（RMT）已显示出增强运动表现的潜力，但在青少年摔跤运动员中的有效性仍不明确。本研究旨在调查RMT对青少年摔跤运动员呼吸肌力量和有氧耐力的影响。
对22名年龄在14.8±0.4岁的男性青少年摔跤运动员进行了平行分组试验。参与者被分配到实验组（E组，n = 11），除了常规摔跤训练外，还接受RMT训练；或对照组（C组，n = 11），仅继续进行标准摔跤训练。使用POWERbreathe Classic Blue®设备，以最大吸气压力（MIP）的50%每周进行三次RMT训练。干预前后的测量指标包括MIP、吸气峰值流量（PIF）、吸气量（IV），以及通过Yo-Yo耐力水平1测试（YYT）评估的有氧耐力。
E组观察到显著改善，MIP增加9.57%，PIF增加14.77%，IV增加10.46%（均p < 0.05）。通过最大摄氧量（VOmax）和总跑步距离测量的有氧耐力也分别显著提高了4.93%和8.22%（p < 0.05）。C组在MIP、PIF和VOmax方面有较小但显著的增加，但IV没有显著变化。
在传统摔跤训练中加入RMT可显著增强青少年摔跤运动员的呼吸肌力量和有氧耐力。这些结果表明，RMT可能是提高该人群运动表现的一种有效补充训练方法。
