We examine the pacing strategies of elite swimmers of the 200m freestyle from six long courses World Championships and three editions of the Olympic Games. The entries, partials, and total race times of the finalist swimmers were analyzed. The results showed that the 1st lap is the one with the most significant difference, both for males (0.0008) and females (<0.0001), justified by the push-off against a solid ...
Stretching done before resistance exercises can reduce the strength of stretched muscle. The objective was to measure the effect of the Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) method on the strength resistance performance in bench press (BP). The number of maximum repetitions (nMR) and subjective perception of effort (SPE) in BP were evaluated in 18 healthy men (23.7±2.9years), in three situations: I) B...
This study analyzes differences in the coping skills between sexes and the sporting potential of student-athletes of a military college. A total of 385student-athletes answered the ACSI-28BR. The sporting potential was evaluated by coaches, being classified as low and high. Males had higher coping skills than females. Males of high sporting potential showed higher confidence/motivation, trainability andtotal co...
Objective: To analyze the perception of stress in officials after a basketball game. Method: 20 Basketball officials participated in the study (age = 29.35 ± 6.75 years, refereeing time = 7.75 ± 6.23 years), from municipal to international level, accredited and in action in the revealing Basketball Tournament. The instrument used was the Stress Test for Referees of Collective Sports Games. Results: The results ...
In order to understand the views of students, professors and graduates of the Bachelor of Physical Education course offered by the Federal University of Ouro Preto, 77 participants (52 students, 8 professors and 17 graduates) answered a semi-structured online questionnaire. It was found that most participants joined the course due to their greater affinity for the area and developed extracurricular academic as ...
Introdução: Nas últimas décadas aumentou o número de pessoas acima do peso, incluindo crianças e adolescentes, fato que é considerado preocupante, pois pode acarretar diversas doenças crônicas, em longo prazo. Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência de sobrepeso e obesidade em escolares de um colégio militar, investigando possíveis diferenças entre os sexos e as faixas etárias. Métodos: Estudo quantitativo, transversal...
Desde 2014, o Laboratório de Estudos e Pesquisas do Exercício e Esporte (LABESPEE), do Centro Desportivo da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (CEDUFOP), através do Grupo de Estudos do Jovem Atleta (GEJA), tem investigado temáticas relacionadas à identificação e desenvolvimento de talentos esportivos, maturação, desempenho e treinamento esportivo de longo prazo. Considerando a carência de estudos científicos co...
O objetivo foi verificar o nível de percepção subjetiva de discentes ingressantes e concluintes do curso de Educação Física da Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto sobre a imagem corporal, massa corporal e percentual de gordura de mulheres adultas. Participaram do estudo 26 discentes, de ambos os sexos (25,0 ± 6,6 anos), matriculados no curso de Bacharelado em Educação Física; e dez voluntárias (23,5± 4,4 anos) n...
In this study, we aimed to analyze the behavioral profile of volleyball coaches of youth categories from both the athletes' and the coaches' perspectives. One hundred ten athletes and 18 head coaches and assistant coaches who participated in the 2018 clubs' Brazilian volleyball championship (Campeonato Brasileiro Interclubes de Voleibol) filled the athlete and coach version, respectively, of the Brazilian versi...