The Influence of Warm-Up on Body Temperature and Strength Performance in Brazilian National-Level Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes
Marcelo de Aquino Resende,
Roberta Barreto Vasconcelos Resende,
Gracielle Costa Reis,
Layanne de Oliveira Barros,
Madson Rodrigo Silva Bezerra,
Dihogo Gama de Matos,
Anderson Carlos Marçal,
Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto,
Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral,
Henrique P. Neiva,
Daniel A. Marinho,
Mário C. Marques,
Victor Machado Reis,
Nuno Domingos Garrido,
Felipe J. Aidar
Affiliations
Marcelo de Aquino Resende
Department of Physical Education, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, Sergipe 49010-390, Brazil
Roberta Barreto Vasconcelos Resende
Department of Physical Education, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, Sergipe 49010-390, Brazil
Gracielle Costa Reis
Department of Physical Education, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, Sergipe 49010-390, Brazil
Layanne de Oliveira Barros
Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil
Madson Rodrigo Silva Bezerra
Department of Physical Education, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Aracaju, Sergipe 49010-390, Brazil
Dihogo Gama de Matos
Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil
Anderson Carlos Marçal
Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil
Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59078-970, Brazil
Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral
Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte 59078-970, Brazil
Henrique P. Neiva
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Daniel A. Marinho
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Mário C. Marques
Department of Sport Sciences, University of Beira Interior, 6201-001 Covilhã, Portugal
Victor Machado Reis
Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás os Montes and Alto Douro University, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Nuno Domingos Garrido
Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás os Montes and Alto Douro University, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Felipe J. Aidar
Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil
Background and Objectives: The effects of warm-up in athletic success have gained strong attention in recent studies. There is, however, a wide gap in awareness of the warm-up process to be followed, especially in Paralympic powerlifting (PP) athletes. This study aimed to analyze different types of warm-up on the physical performance of PP athletes. Materials and Methods: The sample consisted of 12 elite Brazilian PP male athletes (age, 24.14 ± 6.21 years; bodyweight, 81.67 ± 17.36 kg). The athletes performed maximum isometric force (MIF), rate of force development (RFD), and speed test (Vmax) in three different methods of warm-up. Tympanic temperature was used to estimate the central body temperature. Results: A significant difference was observed for MIF in the without warm-up (WW) condition in relation to the traditional warm-up (TW) and stretching warm-up (SW) (p = 0.005, η2p = 0.454, high effect). On the contrary, no significant differences were observed in RFD, fatigue index (FI) and time in the different types of warm up (p > 0.05). Furthermore, no significant differences were observed in relation to the maximum repetition (p = 0.121, η2p = 0.275, medium effect) or the maximum speed (p = 0.712, η2p = 0.033, low effect) between the different types of warm up. In relation to temperature, significant differences were found for the TW in relation to the “before” and “after” conditions. In addition, differences were found between WW in the “after” condition and SW. In addition, WW demonstrated a significant difference in relation to TW in the “10 min later” condition (F = 26.87, p = 0.05, η2p = 0.710, high effect). Conclusions: The different types of warm-up methods did not seem to provide significant differences in the force indicators in elite PP athletes.
