Stroboscopic Eyewear Applied During Warm-Up Does Not Provide Additional Benefits to the Sport-Specific Reaction Speed in Highly Trained Table Tennis Athletes.
In: International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, Jg. 18 (2023-10-01), Heft 10, S. 1126-1131
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Purpose: While long-term training with stroboscopic eyewear suggests performance-enhancing effects on visuomotor abilities, it remains unclear whether a short-term application, for example, during a warm-up, results in immediate performance gains. This study evaluated potential performance-enhancing effects of stroboscopic eyewear applied during warm-up on reaction speed that may provide athletes an edge in visuomotor-demanding sports. Methods: Twenty-eight international-level table tennis athletes participated in this study. Participants performed their individual 10-minute table-tennis-specific warm-up under normal visual conditions and with stroboscopic eyewear. Prior to and after the warm-up, visuomotor reaction time was assessed in a sport-specific reaction test where athletes had to return 30 table tennis balls played by a ball machine at high speed to their backhand side. Reaction time was determined as the interval between ball output and movement onset as triggered by a mechanical switch. Furthermore, the time between ball–table contact and ball–racket contact (hit time) was analyzed as an indicator of how early the athletes intercepted the ball. Results: Reaction time significantly improved following the warm-up (P <.001, η p 2 =.393). However, there was no additional benefit of the stroboscopic eyewear (P =.338, η p 2 =.034). No changes after the warm-up were observed for hit time (P =.246, η p 2 =.055). Conclusions: The results indicate that warm-up facilitated visuomotor reaction speed; however, stroboscopic eyewear did not provide additional positive effects when compared to a warm-up under normal visual conditions. While shutter glasses may be useful for training over longer periods, short-term positive effects were not supported in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Stroboscopic Eyewear Applied During Warm-Up Does Not Provide Additional Benefits to the Sport-Specific Reaction Speed in Highly Trained Table Tennis Athletes.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Strainchamps, Paul ; Ostermann, Martin ; Mierau, Andreas ; Hülsdünker, Thorben |
Zeitschrift: | International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, Jg. 18 (2023-10-01), Heft 10, S. 1126-1131 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1555-0265 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1123/ijspp.2022-0426 |
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