The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players
Background: Visual feedback may help elicit peak performance during different types of strength and power testing, but its effect during the anaerobic Wingate test is unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of visual feedback on power output during a hockey-speci...
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| author | Petr Stastny James J. Tufano Jan Kregl Miroslav Petr Dusan Blazek Michal Steffl Robert Roczniok Milos Fiala Artur Golas Piotr Zmijewski |
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| description | Background: Visual feedback may help elicit peak performance during different types of strength and power testing, but its effect during the anaerobic Wingate test is unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of visual feedback on power output during a hockey-specific intermittent Wingate test (AnWT6x6) consisting of 6 stages of 6 s intervals with a 1:1 work-to-rest ratio. Methods: Thirty elite college-aged hockey players performed the AnWT6x6 with either constant (n = 15) visual feedback during all 6 stages (CVF) or restricted (n = 15) visual feedback (RVF) where feedback was shown only during the 2nd through 5th stages. Results: In the first stage, there were moderate-to-large effect sizes for absolute peak power (PP) output and PP relative to body mass and PP relative to fat-free mass. However, the remaining stages (2–6) displayed small or negligible effects. Conclusions: These data indicate that visual feedback may play a role in optimizing power output in a non-fatigued state (1st stage), but likely does not play a role in the presence of extreme neuromuscular fatigue (6th stage) during Wingate testing. To achieve the highest peak power, coaches and researchers could provide visual feedback during Wingate testing, as it may positively influence performance in the early stages of testing, but does not result in residual fatigue or negatively affect performance during subsequent stages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49fdb99b096a43e79e3d8b9d9845f1442022-12-22T02:57:11ZengMDPI AGSports2075-46632018-04-01623210.3390/sports6020032sports6020032The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey PlayersPetr Stastny0James J. Tufano1Jan Kregl2Miroslav Petr3Dusan Blazek4Michal Steffl5Robert Roczniok6Milos Fiala7Artur Golas8Piotr Zmijewski9Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Theory and Practice of Sport, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, PolandFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Charles University, 16252 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Theory and Practice of Sport, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, PolandFaculty of Medicine, University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, 235-225 Rzeszow, PolandBackground: Visual feedback may help elicit peak performance during different types of strength and power testing, but its effect during the anaerobic Wingate test is unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of visual feedback on power output during a hockey-specific intermittent Wingate test (AnWT6x6) consisting of 6 stages of 6 s intervals with a 1:1 work-to-rest ratio. Methods: Thirty elite college-aged hockey players performed the AnWT6x6 with either constant (n = 15) visual feedback during all 6 stages (CVF) or restricted (n = 15) visual feedback (RVF) where feedback was shown only during the 2nd through 5th stages. Results: In the first stage, there were moderate-to-large effect sizes for absolute peak power (PP) output and PP relative to body mass and PP relative to fat-free mass. However, the remaining stages (2–6) displayed small or negligible effects. Conclusions: These data indicate that visual feedback may play a role in optimizing power output in a non-fatigued state (1st stage), but likely does not play a role in the presence of extreme neuromuscular fatigue (6th stage) during Wingate testing. To achieve the highest peak power, coaches and researchers could provide visual feedback during Wingate testing, as it may positively influence performance in the early stages of testing, but does not result in residual fatigue or negatively affect performance during subsequent stages.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/6/2/32peak powerelite sportanaerobic performanceintermittent load |
| spellingShingle | Petr Stastny James J. Tufano Jan Kregl Miroslav Petr Dusan Blazek Michal Steffl Robert Roczniok Milos Fiala Artur Golas Piotr Zmijewski The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players Sports peak power elite sport anaerobic performance intermittent load |
| title | The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players |
| title_full | The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players |
| title_short | The Role of Visual Feedback on Power Output During Intermittent Wingate Testing in Ice Hockey Players |
| title_sort | role of visual feedback on power output during intermittent wingate testing in ice hockey players |
| topic | peak power elite sport anaerobic performance intermittent load |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/6/2/32 |
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