STUDY OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRENGTH ENDURANCE IN INITIAL TRAINING IN ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a drastic increase in the difficulty of competitive routines in artistic gymnastics for both male and female athletes. Gymnasts strive to improve their performance by increasing the complexity of their exercises from challenging competitive groups. With the evolution of global gymnastics into a new stage of complexity, the methodology for working with young gymnasts is also being adjusted and modified. New methods and tools that are accessible to the psycho-physical and anatomical-physiological characteristics of young athletes are being seeked.
The physical preparation is a key factor in enhancing the technical level of the athletes. It affects the learning and execution of specific gymnastics exercises. The duration of the educational and training process, along with the applied methods and tools, needs to be renewed and optimized. The use of additional tools will optimize the physical preparation among adolescent athletes. The main goal of this study is to develop and test a set of exercises using sand weights (max. 0.5 kg) for legs and arms, aimed at improving the physical training of young gymnasts. To achieve this goal, we set ourselves the task to develop and validate a methodology for applying exercises with sand weights (max. 0.5 kg) for the legs and arms among young gymnasts (ages 8-9).
The subjects of the study are 23 children engaged in initial training in artistic gymnastics, aged 8-9 years, from two leading sports clubs in Bulgaria: Sports Club "Etar-Stil" in Veliko Tarnovo and GSK "Lyubcho Solachki" in Blagoevgrad.The experimental group worked on the created methodology for training and training in gymnastics with enhanced special physical training for strength endurance, through a complex with the use of sand weights (0.450 g) for the legs. Its application was related to its daily implementation in the training process (4 days of 1 workout of 90 minutes). for one month, at the end of the preparatory period of preparation. With the control group, a set of exercises for special strength training was consistent with the unified program and methodology for training and training in gymnastics.
The results of the experiment made it possible to establish the effectiveness of the applied methodology of strength training exercises with the use of additional weights.