Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators

Santos, Larissa Christine Vieira; Aidar, Felipe J.; Villar, Rodrigo; Greco, Gianpiero; de Santana, Jefferson Lima; Marçal, Anderson Carlos; de Almeida-Neto, Paulo Francisco; de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, Breno Guilherme; Badicu, Georgian; Nobari, Hadi; de Souza, Raphael Frabrício; da Silva Júnior, Walderi Monteiro

doi:10.3390/sports11080151

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Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators

by

Larissa Christine Vieira Santos

^1,2,

Felipe J. Aidar

^1,2,3,4,5,*

,

Rodrigo Villar

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,

Gianpiero Greco

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,

Jefferson Lima de Santana

⁵

,

Anderson Carlos Marçal

^1,2,

Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto

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,

Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral

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,

Georgian Badicu

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,

Hadi Nobari

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,

Raphael Frabrício de Souza

^1,2,3

and

Walderi Monteiro da Silva Júnior

^1,10

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Graduate Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil

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Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil

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Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil

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Graduate Program of Physiological Science, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil

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Cardiorespiratory & Physiology of Exercise Research Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada

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Department of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), University of Study of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy

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Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil

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Department of Physical Education and Special Motricity, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500068 Brasov, Romania

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Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain

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Graduate Program of Health Science, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Sports 2023, 11(8), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080151

Submission received: 27 June 2023 / Revised: 4 August 2023 / Accepted: 7 August 2023 / Published: 10 August 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomechanics and Sports Performances)

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Background: Paralympic powerlifting (PP) is performed on a bench press, aiming to lift as much weight as possible in a single repetition. Purpose: To evaluate thermal asymmetry and dynamic force parameters with 45 and 80% 1 Repetition Maximum (1 RM) in PP athletes. Methods: Twelve elite PP male athletes were evaluated before and after a training session regarding skin temperature (thermography) and dynamic force indicators (Average Propulsive Velocity-MPV, Maximum Velocity-VMax, and Power). The training consisted of five series of five repetitions (5 × 5) with 80% 1 RM. The force indicators and dynamics before and after (45% 1 RM) were evaluated in series “1” and “5” with 80% 1 RM. Results: The temperature did not present asymmetry, and there were differences between the moment before and after. In MPV, Vmax, and Power, with 45% 1 RM, there were differences both in asymmetry and in moments (p < 0.005). With 80% 1 RM, asymmetry was observed, but no differences between moments (p < 0.005). Conclusion: No thermal asymmetry was observed. There were reductions in MVP and VMax at 45 and 80% 1 RM but without significant differences between time points (before and after). However, there was asymmetry in the moments before and after within a safety standard, where Paralympic powerlifting was safe in terms of asymmetries.

Keywords: disabled persons; asymmetry; recovery; Paralympic sports

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Santos, L.C.V.; Aidar, F.J.; Villar, R.; Greco, G.; de Santana, J.L.; Marçal, A.C.; de Almeida-Neto, P.F.; de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, B.G.; Badicu, G.; Nobari, H.; et al. Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators. Sports 2023, 11, 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080151

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Santos LCV, Aidar FJ, Villar R, Greco G, de Santana JL, Marçal AC, de Almeida-Neto PF, de Araújo Tinoco Cabral BG, Badicu G, Nobari H, et al. Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators. Sports. 2023; 11(8):151. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080151

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Santos, Larissa Christine Vieira, Felipe J. Aidar, Rodrigo Villar, Gianpiero Greco, Jefferson Lima de Santana, Anderson Carlos Marçal, Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto, Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, Georgian Badicu, Hadi Nobari, and et al. 2023. "Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators" Sports 11, no. 8: 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080151

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Santos, L. C. V., Aidar, F. J., Villar, R., Greco, G., de Santana, J. L., Marçal, A. C., de Almeida-Neto, P. F., de Araújo Tinoco Cabral, B. G., Badicu, G., Nobari, H., de Souza, R. F., & da Silva Júnior, W. M. (2023). Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators. Sports, 11(8), 151. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11080151

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