Authors :
Dr. Joseph Nengak Bakdima; Dr. Dargak Paul Peter; Emmanuel Deshi Bakdima
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8000547
Abstract :
The study was designed to assess the effects of
3 weeks moderate altitude training on speed endurance
among male amateur distance athletes in Plateau State,
Nigeria. This is against the fact that current records
show a discouraging weak performance among
endurance athletes in Plateau state. The study was
significant to the athletes’ hence it has the potential of
improving their speed endurance for further
competitions at national and international level. Coaches
can also benefit from this study in the area of designing
and executing training programme. Pankshin which is
located at an altitude of 1414 m above sea level was used
as the venue of the study. A 1 x 4 x 1 factorial research
design was used for the study. The purposive sampling
technique was used to select 15 out of the 20 amateur
distance runners who are dwellers of Shendam located at
a low altitude of 289 m above sea level on the basis of
their performance in a VO2 max. test. Training was
maintained between 60-80% of maximal heart rate of
individual runners on daily basis for duration of 3
weeks. All training sessions was conducted between
7.00am – 8.30 am and 4.30pm -6.00 pm daily. The daily
training programmes included road running (6-12km)
hill training that consisted of five repetitions of 200 m
and interval sprint training on a cinder track. The
participants speed endurance were assessed at baseline,
immediately after the first, second and third weeks of
training. Descriptive statistics of mean, standard
deviation and standard error of estimate were used to
analyze the physical characteristics and performance
scores of the participants. The inferential statistics of
repeated measures analysis of variance were used to test
the hypothesis at an alpha level of 0.05. the result
revealed that moderate altitude training significantly
improved (P = 0.000) the speed endurance of amateur
distance runners in Plateau State. It was recommended
that amateur distance runner’s should be exposed to
altitude and other endurance related training
programmes by coaches and relevant agencies in Plateau
state to further equipped them for better performance at
national and international competitions.
Keywords :
Altitude, distance, amateur, performance, endurance, athletes, acclimatization, speed, competition and training.
The study was designed to assess the effects of
3 weeks moderate altitude training on speed endurance
among male amateur distance athletes in Plateau State,
Nigeria. This is against the fact that current records
show a discouraging weak performance among
endurance athletes in Plateau state. The study was
significant to the athletes’ hence it has the potential of
improving their speed endurance for further
competitions at national and international level. Coaches
can also benefit from this study in the area of designing
and executing training programme. Pankshin which is
located at an altitude of 1414 m above sea level was used
as the venue of the study. A 1 x 4 x 1 factorial research
design was used for the study. The purposive sampling
technique was used to select 15 out of the 20 amateur
distance runners who are dwellers of Shendam located at
a low altitude of 289 m above sea level on the basis of
their performance in a VO2 max. test. Training was
maintained between 60-80% of maximal heart rate of
individual runners on daily basis for duration of 3
weeks. All training sessions was conducted between
7.00am – 8.30 am and 4.30pm -6.00 pm daily. The daily
training programmes included road running (6-12km)
hill training that consisted of five repetitions of 200 m
and interval sprint training on a cinder track. The
participants speed endurance were assessed at baseline,
immediately after the first, second and third weeks of
training. Descriptive statistics of mean, standard
deviation and standard error of estimate were used to
analyze the physical characteristics and performance
scores of the participants. The inferential statistics of
repeated measures analysis of variance were used to test
the hypothesis at an alpha level of 0.05. the result
revealed that moderate altitude training significantly
improved (P = 0.000) the speed endurance of amateur
distance runners in Plateau State. It was recommended
that amateur distance runner’s should be exposed to
altitude and other endurance related training
programmes by coaches and relevant agencies in Plateau
state to further equipped them for better performance at
national and international competitions.
Keywords :
Altitude, distance, amateur, performance, endurance, athletes, acclimatization, speed, competition and training.
