Stroboscopic Eyewear Applied During Warm-Up Does Not Provide Additional Benefits to the Sport-Specific Reaction Speed in Highly Trained Table Tennis Athletes

Author:

Strainchamps Paul1,Ostermann Martin2,Mierau Andreas134ORCID,Hülsdünker Thorben13ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Exercise and Sport Science, LUNEX International University of Health, Exercise and Sports, Differdange, Luxembourg

2. Luxembourg Table Tennis Federation (FLTT), Strassen, Luxembourg

3. Luxembourg Health & Sport Sciences Research Institute (LHSSRI), Differdange, Luxembourg

4. Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Abstract

Purpose: While long-term training with stroboscopic eyewear suggests performance-enhancing effects on visuomotor abilities, it remains unclear whether a short-term application, for example, during a warm-up, results in immediate performance gains. This study evaluated potential performance-enhancing effects of stroboscopic eyewear applied during warm-up on reaction speed that may provide athletes an edge in visuomotor-demanding sports. Methods: Twenty-eight international-level table tennis athletes participated in this study. Participants performed their individual 10-minute table-tennis-specific warm-up under normal visual conditions and with stroboscopic eyewear. Prior to and after the warm-up, visuomotor reaction time was assessed in a sport-specific reaction test where athletes had to return 30 table tennis balls played by a ball machine at high speed to their backhand side. Reaction time was determined as the interval between ball output and movement onset as triggered by a mechanical switch. Furthermore, the time between ball–table contact and ball–racket contact (hit time) was analyzed as an indicator of how early the athletes intercepted the ball. Results: Reaction time significantly improved following the warm-up (P < .001, ). However, there was no additional benefit of the stroboscopic eyewear (P = .338, ). No changes after the warm-up were observed for hit time (P = .246, ). Conclusions: The results indicate that warm-up facilitated visuomotor reaction speed; however, stroboscopic eyewear did not provide additional positive effects when compared to a warm-up under normal visual conditions. While shutter glasses may be useful for training over longer periods, short-term positive effects were not supported in this study.

Publisher

Human Kinetics

Subject

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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