The Effective of Specific Training Program to Improve Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacity in Wushu Sanda Athletes

Background and Aim: In martial arts sparring programs, athletes' specialized attributes include aerobic and anaerobic capacity. In contemporary Wushu sparring training, it is common to emphasize the need to achieve absolute strength, while often neglecting the specialized training of Wushu sparring. The lack of specialized training can lead to deficiencies in the practical combat ability of Wushu Sanda athletes. These deficiencies can adversely affect the athlete's overall athletic performance. This study aims to develop and implement a specific training program to improve aerobic and anaerobic capacity in Wushu Sanda athletes. Materials and Methods: This study was an experimental study. The participants of this study can divided into 5 groups as follows: (1) To study the current situation and problems with the training program to improve aerobic and anaerobic capacity in Wushu Sanda, 60 Wushu Sanda athletes from the Guangdong Sanda team were invited to conduct a questionnaires survey, with the IOC value of 0.80, and 6 Wushu Sanda coaches were invited to conduct an interview, the IOC value for interview form was 0.8; (2) 7 experts invited to conduct expert interviews; (3) 12 experts were selected to conduct a focus groups for developing a special training program; (4) 7 experts were selected to evaluate and validate such special training program; (5) 60 Wushu Sanda athletes were participate in the experimental as a sample group. The experiment was conducted for 8 weeks of training and aerobic and anaerobic tests were performed before training, after week 4 of training, and week 8 of training to analyze and compare the data. In this research, mean, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and t-test dependent were used to analyze the data. The level of significant difference was 0.05. Result： The results showed that after the experiment, there was a significant difference between the pre-test, after 4 weeks of training, and post-test of the VO2max test and Wingate 30s test. The Wushu Sanda special training program designed by the researchers was effective in improving the aerobic and anaerobic capacity of the athletes. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the aerobic and anaerobic capacity of Wushu Sanda athletes can be effectively improved through the special training of Wushu Sanda, In Wushu Sanda competitions, better aerobic and anaerobic capacity can help athletes achieve better results.