INFLUÊNCIA DA AUTO LIBERAÇÃO MIOFASCIAL SOBRE A FLEXIBILIDADE E FORÇA DE ATLETAS DE GINÁSTICA RÍTMICA

Objetivo: Verificar a influencia da aplicacao da tecnica de Auto Liberacao Miofascial (ALM) sobre a flexibilidade e forca explosiva de membros inferiores de atletas de Ginastica Ritmica (GR). Metodologia: Participaram do estudo 16 ginastas, com idades entre 13 e 16 anos, pertencentes a um clube de GR da cidade de Boa Vista/RR. As atletas foram divididas aleatoriamente em grupo experimental (GALM) e grupo controle (GC). O GALM realizou manobras de ALM, enquanto o GC executou alongamentos estaticos (AE). Antes e apos a execucao das tecnicas, os dois grupos foram avaliados nos testes de sentar e alcancar para flexibilidade (FX) e Impulsao Vertical (IV) e Impulsao Horizontal (IH) para forca. A coleta dos dados foi realizada em tres sessoes com intervalos de 48 horas. Para a realizacao da ALM foram utilizados bilateralmente os musculos piriformes, isquiotibiais, banda iliotibial, quadriceps, adutores e gastrocnemicos. A ALM sobre o musculo foi de 30 s por 15 s de recuperacao. Para comparar os efeitos da aplicacao das tecnicas de ALM e AE pre e pos, realizou-se o teste t-Student pareado, e intergrupos o teste t independente, com nivel de significância de p<0,05. Resultados: Verificou-se alteracoes significativas nas variaveis analisadas no pos teste apenas para o GALM, com ganhos percentuais de 7%, 10,5% e 10,1% respectivamente para FX, IV e IH. Conclusao: Podemos concluir que a ALM influenciou de forma aguda no desempenho da flexibilidade e da forca explosiva das ginastas, indicando ser uma alternativa eficiente para rotinas de aquecimento em treinamentos e competicoes de GR. Objective: To verify the influence of the application of the Self Myofascial Release technique on the flexibility and explosive strength of lower limbs of Rhythmic Gymnastics athletes. Methodology: Participated in the study 16 gymnasts, aged between 13 and 16 years, belonging to a Rhythmic Gymnastics club in the city of Boa Vista/RR. The athletes were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The group Self Myofascial Release performed Self Myofascial Release maneuvers while the control group performed static stretching. Before and after the execution of the techniques, the two groups were evaluated in sit and reach tests for flexibility and Vertical Impulse and Horizontal Impulse for strength. Data collection was performed in three sessions at 48 hour intervals. For the Self Myofascial Release, the piriformis, hamstring, iliotibial, quadriceps, adductor and gastrocnemius muscles were used bilaterally. The Self Myofascial Release on the muscle was 30 s for 15 s recovery. The paired t-Student test was used to compare the effects of the Self Myofascial Release and static stretching techniques before and after the study, and the independent t-test was intergrouped, with a significance level of p <0.05. Results: There were significant changes in the variables analyzed in the post-test only for Self Myofascial Release group, with percentage gains of 7%, 10.5% and 10.1%, respectively, for flexibility, Vertical Impulse and Horizontal Impulse. Conclusion: We can conclude that Self Myofascial Release has an acute influence on the flexibility and explosive strength of gymnasts, indicating that it is an efficient alternative to heating routines in Rhythmic Gymnastics training and competitions. figshare DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare. 8126771