Use of Crossfit Sessions during Training Process of young judo athletes

Abstract

The problem of the lack of special functional state of training for a dynamic competitive fight has been revealed in a part of domestic elite judo athletes. It is proposed to use regular crossfit sessions in training process to improve the functional training state of athletes. Relevance: Experts and coaches draw their attention to the need of increasing functional training level of a part of Russian judo athletes for a competition fight. Objective: A significant increase in the level of special functional training state of young (age — 16–17 years old) judo athletes by the means of crossfit training. Materials and methods: Judo athletes (n=31) reaching age 16–17 years have an experience of participating in studies. Sports qualification: 26 CMS and 5 MMS of Russia in judo. In experimental group (n=15), the volume of crossfit trainings ranged from 90 to 140 minutes per week. The study period was being conducted for 10 months (September-June). SJFT and ECG‑control (A. Zavyalov’s method) were used for evaluation. Mann — Whitney U — test was used for statistical data analysis. Results: There was a significant (Р<0,05) increase of functional fitness level of judo athletes from experimental group during the study period. Conclusion: The results show importance and effectiveness of the crossfit training in the training process of young judo athletes.

Keywords

• young judo athletes
• training process
• functional fitness
• crossfit.