Actual problems of physical education and methods of sports training

Academic Journal

No. 2 (2025)
Modern ports training system and the problems of its improvement

Research of the functional fitness of sprinter athletes in the preparatory period of the macrocycle

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  • Poliak Vadim
Poliak Vadim
Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University named after Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi

Published 2025-07-12

Keywords

  • short-distance running, athletics, training period, special fitness, fitness control, RAST

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Research of the functional fitness of sprinter athletes in the preparatory period of the macrocycle. (2025). Actual Problems of Physical Education and Methods of Sports Training, 2, 119-134. https://doi.org/10.31652/3041-2463/2025-2-9

Abstract

Abstract. Relevance. Improving the training process for short-distance runners is a pressing issue due to extremely high competition on the world stage, which requires further study and more detailed analysis. Results in sprinting events in athletics are achieved through a whole range of highly developed qualities and functions of the athlete's body and are highly dependent on genetic factors.

Annual fluctuations in athletes' performance are usually less than typical variability, minimal changes in results, and the influence of external factors such as wind, monitoring methods, etc. At the same time, the main determinants of athletes' skills (in particular, power, technique, and sprint-specific endurance) can be purposefully developed and improved. That is why running technique, maximum initial running power, and specific endurance are considered the main factors determining results in sprinting.

The aim of the study is to investigate the functional fitness of female track and field athletes specializing in sprinting during the preparatory period of the annual training cycle based on the RAST (Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test).

Materials and methods: analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature and Internet sources, pedagogical research methods (pedagogical observation, pedagogical testing), mathematical and statistical methods of data processing.

The study was conducted during the preparatory period of the 2025 annual macrocycle. Qualified female sprinters (n=11) participated in the study. Sports qualification: 1st category, candidate for master of sports.

Research results. Our research confirms the authors' opinion about the importance of anaerobic training in sprinting disciplines and the influence of interval training on the physical performance of athletes. The results of the study supplemented the existing data on the functional state of qualified female sprinters in the preparatory period of the annual macrocycle and indicate the need for further research in this area.

Conclusions. The analysis of the results obtained shows that the method of assessing the anaerobic performance of female athletes based on RAST (Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test) is informative and can be used as a method for monitoring and diagnosing the functional state of female track and field sprinters in the training process during the preparatory periods of the annual macrocycle.

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