Increasing VO2max through aerobic endurance training in the highlands country (altitude training) and lowlands country (sea level training) in hockey athletes
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https://doi.org/10.55040/n17d4228Keywords:
aerobic endurance training, VO2Max, altitude training, sea level training, hockey athletesAbstract
A good VO2Max capacity is a very important thing that a hockey athlete must have, therefore choosing the right training model to increase aerobic endurance is very necessary.The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of effectiveness of aerobic endurance training in altitude training and sea level training in hockey athletes. This study employed an experimental research design with a randomized pre-test post-test control group design. 36 men hockey athletes from STKIP Pasundan were sampled. A simple random sampling technique was used to determine the experimental group (altitude training) and the control group (sea-level training). The treatment program was implemented for 6 weeks (24 sessions) and included continuous running, cross-country, fartlek, and interval training. The bleep test was used to measure VO2Max capacity. The results of this study shown the altitude training aerobic capacity improvement training model has a significant impact (sig .00) on increasing the athlete's VO2max capacity with an average increase of 6.80 and the sea level training training model also has a significant impact (sig .00) on increasing the athlete's VO2Max with an average increase of 5.87. That concluded the aerobic capacity improvement training models of altitude training and sea level training have a very significant impact on increasing VO2Max in hockey athletes, but the altitude training model has a better increase compared to sea level training.
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