Sex-specific effects of small-sided games in basketball on psychometric and physiological markers during Ramadan intermittent fasting: a pilot study

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Cain C. T. Clark¹  Anthony C. Hackney²  Karuppasamy Govindasamy³  Urs Granacher⁴  Sghaeir Zouita⁵  Abderraouf Ben Abderrahman⁵  Hassane Zouhal⁶  Seifeddine Brini⁷ 

[1] Centre for Intelligent Healthcare, Coventry University, CV1 5FB, Coventry, UK;Department of Exercise & Sport Science, Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;Department of Physical Education & Sports Science, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamilnadu, India;Division of Training and Movement Science, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany;ISSEP Ksar-Essaid, University of La Manouba, Tunis, Tunisia;M2S (Laboratoire Mouvement, Sport, Santé) - EA 1274, University of Rennes, F-35000, Rennes, France;Research Unit, Sportive Performance and Physical Rehabilitation, High Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef, Tunisia;

关键词: Team sports;    Stress levels;    Recovery;    Performance;    Fatigue;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13102-021-00285-1

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWe assessed the effects of gender, in association with a four-week small-sided games (SSGs) training program, during Ramadan intermitting fasting (RIF) on changes in psychometric and physiological markers in professional male and female basketball players.MethodsTwenty-four professional basketball players from the first Tunisian (Tunisia) division participated in this study. The players were dichotomized by sex (males [GM = 12]; females [GF = 12]). Both groups completed a 4 weeks SSGs training program with 3 sessions per week. Psychometric (e.g., quality of sleep, fatigue, stress, and delayed onset of muscle soreness [DOMS]) and physiological parameters (e.g., heart rate frequency, blood lactate) were measured during the first week (baseline) and at the end of RIF (post-test).ResultsPost hoc tests showed a significant increase in stress levels in both groups (GM [− 81.11%; p < 0.001, d = 0.33, small]; GF [− 36,53%; p = 0.001, d = 0.25, small]). Concerning physiological parameters, ANCOVA revealed significantly lower heart rates in favor of GM at post-test (1.70%, d = 0.38, small, p = 0.002).ConclusionsOur results showed that SSGs training at the end of the RIF negatively impacted psychometric parameters of male and female basketball players. It can be concluded that there are sex-mediated effects of training during RIF in basketball players, and this should be considered by researchers and practitioners when programing training during RIF.

【 授权许可】

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