Features of the strength abilities of the world's leading armwrestlers weighing 80-100 kg

Abstract

Purpose: determination of the main components of power capabilities that ensure the success of the competitive exercise of armwrestlers weighing 80-100 kg. Material and Methods. The study involved 4 best armwrestlers in the world weighing from 80 to 100 kg (m = 87.50 ± 2.47 kg) in 2017–2020: athlete 1 is a multiple world champion weighing 90 kg (Ukraine), athlete 2 is a multiple champion world champion weighing 82 kg (Ukraine), athlete 3 - multiple world champion weighing 93 kg (Ukraine), athlete 4 - multiple winner of international competitions weighing 85 kg (USA). During the study, strength indicators were determined in 4 competitive exercises. Strength indices in all test exercises were measured in a static mode by an FB5k series electrical tenzodynamometer (Poland) with an accuracy class of up to 100 g, which was mounted on a special armwrestling table using a specially made block device. The created design was called the “ARM1 Device” (patent 43082). During the statistical analysis, the following parameters were calculated: maximum and relative strength, total strength index in four strength exercises (F), time to reach maximum strength (t), speed-strength index (F/t), average strength index of four exercises (F/4), gradient of the total strength of four exercises (t0,5F), strength index in the first 100 ms and 500 ms, speed-strength index in the first 500 ms (F500/t500), hour of reaching a force of 1 kg (t0,5F/(0,5×F); Pearson correlation analysis. Results. As a result of the study, the main data on the speed-strength indicators of armwrestlers were obtained and analyzed. In the process of testing, according to the indicators of time periods and given efforts of dynamic strength, the features of the manifestation of the explosive, fast and slow strength of arm wrestlers 80-100 kg were established. Conclusions. The study made it possible to establish indicators of the speed-strength index, strength gradient, the ability to manifest dynamic strength in the first 500 ms, clearly characterizing the speed-strength capabilities of armwrestlers and allowing to determine the features and nature of the manifestation of their dynamic strength. This makes it possible to determine the natural ability to manifest dynamic strength, as well as to select and predict the performance of promising athletes, to specify the direction and content of the training process, and to clarify the program of participation in competitions.