Tabata exercises and their effect on some biochemical indicators and the muscular ability of arms and legs for basketball players

Abstract

Basketball is a sport whose nature as a team game is unlike many other team games in terms of the speed of its performance, the continuity of its rhythms, the alternating and successive movements, and the exchange between the players' attack and defense in terms of continuity. It is characterized by speed, strength, endurance, and the players' ability to move from attack to defense quickly and continuously. This requires continuous energy consumption, as well as compensating for that energy in an attempt to continue performing the physical efforts throughout the game. Hence, the attempt was made to find types of exercises that may affect some of the body's biochemical indicators during the rest period and the period of physical performance. The main objectives of the study were to identify the effect of using Tabata exercises on some biochemical indicators in the basketball players of the research sample, and to know the effect of using Tabata exercises on the muscular power of the arms and legs in the basketball players of the research sample. The researcher hypothesized that there would be statistically significant differences in the pre- and post-tests of the biochemical indicators in the basketball players, favoring the post-test, and that there would also be statistically significant differences in muscular strength in the basketball players between the pre- and post-tests, again favoring the post-test. The researcher used an experimental design with pre- and post-tests for a single group, as this was suitable for the requirements of this study. The researcher selected the research sample from the players of the Khanqin basketball club and performed simple statistical analysis of the raw scores to interpret them. The researcher used several statistical methods and, based on these, reached several conclusions, including that Tabata exercises have a positive effect on some biochemical indicators in basketball players. The researcher recommended that coaches incorporate these results into their training sessions, given the physical and physiological benefits of Tabata exercises.