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In a simulated Greco-Roman wrestling competition, mean heart rate and lactate concentrations increased significantly from the 1st round (138 bpm, 12.43 mmol/L) to the 3rd round (183 bpm, 14.6 mmol/L).
Observational (n=12)
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Greco-Roman wrestling places high demands on both aerobic and anaerobic systems, with physiological stress peaking in the final rounds of competition.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physiological profile of top-level wrestlers in a simulated competition. 12 male athletes, aged 23.2±4.5yrs who were participants in the 74kg division at the Greece National Greco-Roman Championship were the evaluated subjects. During all competitions the heart rates were measured and stored with a transmitter with a digital display while the capillary blood samples were collected 3 minutes after each round was completed in order to evaluate the lactate concentrations. The statistical design was based on the One-Sample T-Test analysis. The statistics showed that the mean-max heart rate values (b·min−1) and mean-max lactate concentrations (mmol·l−1) in 2nd and 3rd round were significantly higher than in the 1st round. Specifically, the values were as follows: 1st round HRmean 138±4 - HRmax 143; Lamean 12.43±2.8 - Lamax 15.80, 2nd round HRmean 172.2±5.6 - HRmax 178; Lamean 13.67±2.7 - Lamax 19.3, 3rd round HRmean 183±6.3 - HRmax 193; Lamean14.6±2.7 - Lamax 20.26. The results indicate that the physiological profile of these wrestlers was both aerobic and anaerobic. Conclusively, the wrestling aerobic training with a simultaneously increase in anaerobic threshold could contribute to a benefit in tactical especially in the last round of a Greco-Roman wrestling competition.
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Pilianidis et al. (2011) conducted an observational in Greco-Roman wrestlers (n=12). Simulated wrestling competition vs. 1st round was evaluated on Heart rate and lactate concentrations. In a simulated Greco-Roman wrestling competition, mean heart rate and lactate concentrations increased significantly from the 1st round (138 bpm, 12.43 mmol/L) to the 3rd round (183 bpm, 14.6 mmol/L).
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