EC Orthopaedics

Field hockey is a team sport that demands a lot from its players in terms of stamina, strength, and speed as well as agility and game-specific skills. To determine the consequences of this pre-competitive micro-contribution cycle’s to enhancing muscular sys- tems’ endurance and strength, this study measured changes in heart rate recovery, post-training 1 RM capacity, and rating of fatigue scale values. While a lower 1 RM compared to previous studies implied the requirement of improvement in muscular strength, this study has observed an increase in rating of fatigue from day 1 to day 6 (1.25 ± 1.28), a decrease in body weight from day 1 to day 6 (1.49 ± 0.70 kg), and an improvement in post exercise heart rate recovery from day 1 to day 6(18.12 ± 6.85 to 24.00 ± 7.48 in 1 minutes). These findings suggest that this micro-cycle has led to better conditioning of cardiovascular and muscular endurance. The study’s findings suggest that the parameters may be improved by this micro-cycle, but further research on other distinct micro-cycles and a larger sample size are required to pinpoint the precise factors that influence competitive performance

keywords:Musculo-Skeletal Parameters; Fatigue; Hockey Players; Pre-Competitive Micro-Cycle; Heart Rate Recovery; Field Hockey

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