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Adaptive Changes of the Ventilatory Function in Athletes with Different Training Type

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Ventilatory function variables and maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP) and expiratory pressure (MEP) were studied in athletes training strength and endurance. 36 athletes engaged in swimming (n = 12), game sports (n = 12) and wrestling (n = 12); in addition, 14 age-matched and sex-matched sedentary controls were examined. The observed values of MIP and MEP as well as the dynamic ventilatory variables in swimmers were significantly higher than those in control subjects and wrestlers. A close correlation was shown between MIP/MEP and the maximum voluntary ventilation both in the control group (r = 0.86 and r = 0.81 for MIP and MEP, respectively (p < 0.01)) and in the group of wrestlers (r = 0.87 (p < 0.01) and r = 0.66 (p < 0.05)). A weak relationship was found in the group of game players; in the group of swimmers, this relationship was completely nonsignificant. These data allow us to conclude that dynamic exercises in athletes who train endurance and static exercises in athletes who train strength cause different adaptive changes in the ventilatory function. Most of changes and an increase in functional reserves in the respiratory system are observed in athletes who train endurance, especially swimmers. Minimum changes are observed in athletes engaged in different types of wrestling. In this regard, the effectiveness of specific training of the respiratory muscles will be higher in athletes of power and game sports in comparison with athletes engaged in swimming.

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Segizbaeva, M.O., Aleksandrova, N.P. Adaptive Changes of the Ventilatory Function in Athletes with Different Training Type. Hum Physiol 47, 551–557 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119721050108

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