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police officers in mastering complex motor programmes (self-defence, overcoming the hurdles, etc.), which are characterised by variability
and involvement of several different factors, are much greater in comparison with criminal investigators. I assume that police officers
are aware of the importance of strength in their operational work (use of force) and increase, by means of training, their muscle mass
which replaces fat tissue as found in the research carried out on the sports population.
Discussion: In the research, negative correlations were established between the voluminosity and motor abilities associated with
strength. In the morphological status, test subjects differ in the thickness of the subcutaneous fat. In the motor status, however, they differ
in aerobic ability, repetitive and explosive power. The results of the research point to a large influence of morphological characteristics
(subcutaneous fat) on motor abilities and require that they should be monitored in relation to the motor space.
References
McArdle, W., Katch, F., Katch, V. (1996). Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance. 4th Edition. Donna B. (ed.) Maryland,
Baltimore, USA, Wiliams & Wilkins publishing company.
THE EFFECT OF BACK EXERCISES ON DRAWING ARMS IN ARCHERS
EROGLU KOLAYIS, I., ERTAN, H., KOLAYIS, H.
SAKARYA UNIVERSITY
According to some studies elite archers develop a specific forearm and pull finger muscle activation strategy by active contraction of the
forearm extansors with the fall of the clicker. On the other hand the back muscles play the major role drawing and releasing phases of
the bow and good working back muscles help to maintain forearm muscle activation strategy. This strategy requires relatively long
training period. PURPOSE ; The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of eight weeks of back strength development training on
EMG activities at release and performance in beginner archers. METHODS ; Six man and two women beginner archers (age: 16,38±038 ;
years of training 1,94±1,04; FITA scores 1083±71,2) were involved in the study. Each subject participated in double test session. Eight
weeks of back strength development training (Lateral Pull Down, Rowing, Dumbell Lateral Rise, Dumbell Front Rise, Dumbell Behind Rise,
Dumbell Shrug, Upright Rowing, Back Extansion, Sit up) were applied in %40-60 of max. between two test session. Forearm extansors
and flexors, deltoid posterior, deltoid middle, trapezius middle and trapezius lower muscles EMG activities that belongs to the drawing
arm and bow arm were measured in each test session, and performance was recorded. Subjects totally twentyfour successive shots at
the each experimental part of the study.
Analysis/Results; EMG recordings 2 s prior and 1 s after the fall of clicker has been rectified, integrated and normalized in Microsoft Excel
programmes. Differences between two test session was analysed in Wilcoxon statistical tests. According to the results of the study, there
were significant differences in forearm flexors and extansors, deltoid posterior, deltoid middle, trapez middle and lower in drawing arm,
and forearm extansors, deltoid middle and lower in bow arm and the performance between two test session (p