European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1133471 Volume 3 │Issue 11 │2017 THE EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM APPLIED ON INSTABLE GROUND ON ANAEROBIC CAPACITIES OF ELITE MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES Atakan Caglayan, Nurper Ozbar Duzce University, Faculty of Sport Science, Department of Trainer Education, Duzce, Turkey Abstract: The aim of this study is to measure both dynamic balance of elite martial arts athletes doing functional strength exercises on instable ground and the effects of circuit training program on their anaerobic capacities, and compare them with those following classical training program. Students studying in Faculty of Sport Sciences at Duzce University and doing martial arts (kick box and muay-thai) constituted the study group. In the study conducted in 6 weeks with 24 sessions, while experimental group (EG) included 14 individuals (age: 19.78±1.36, height: 1.68±0.06) control group (CG) included 14 individuals (age: 19.92±2.09, height: 1.67±0.07) similar to those in experimental group. While athletes in EG followed circuit training program including strength exercises on instable ground in 6 weeks with 24 sessions, those in CG followed classical training program. Pre and posttests were applied before and after 6-week training program. First of all, height, weight and bioelectric impedance method was used for body fat rate, RAST test was done to measure agility by using electronic chronometer system with two-gated photocell having measurement in the sensitivity of 0.01, y-balance test battery was used to measure dynamic balance. Data was analyzed with SPSS 18. Collected data, pretest and posttest values of study and control group was analyzed with Wilcoxon test which was in 95 reliability range an significance level was accepted as p<0.05. When statistical data was examined, it was found that study group reported significant increments than control group in terms of anaerobic capacity, minimum power output, fatigue index, average power output and dynamic balance (p<0.05), while no significant differences were found in terms of other variables. Consequently, it was observed that exercises on instable ground developed dynamic balances of athletes. Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 812 Atakan Caglayan, Nurper Ozbar THE EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM APPLIED ON INSTABLE GROUND ON ANAEROBIC CAPACITIES OF ELITE MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES It is thought that athletes use required muscle function for balance during movement in the lowest level and this retards fatigue by effecting power output positively. Keywords: kick box, muay-thai, anaerobic, RAST 1. Introduction The interest for martial arts such as kick box and muay thai have been increasingly growing recently because of their beneficial effects such as personal protection, developing muscle power and keeping the body in shape (Zazryn et al., 2003). Success of athletes depends on at least 5 factors in martial sports as it is in any sport branch. There are energy capacity, anaerobic and aerobic parts, tactic, technique and motivation. All these factors contain all functional systems occurred during competition and these interactions determine the quality of sport performance. In fighting sports like kick box, besides technical and tactical trainings, it has been revealed that physical and physiological features such as aerobic and anaerobic power, speed, endurance, body fat, flexibility, coordination and skill are features affecting success (Zabukovec and Tiidus, 1995, Akgün, 1993) and that they require regular intensive exercises because fighting sports require activity in maximal and supramaximal intensity and short recovery during competitions (Crisafulli et al., 2009; Siegler JC and Hirscher K, 2010). RAST test, which we used in our study, has been adapted from Wingate test measuring peak power, average power, fatigue index, anaerobic power and capacity (Zacharogiannis ve ark., 2004). RAST test includes 6 of 35 maximal sprints with 10second time outs (Kalva-Filho et al., 2013, Zagatto et al., 2009). It is possible to determine effort power in each sprint with specifying the time of running and body weight (Anaerobic power=(Body weight X distance2) / time3). It is commonly used in practical applications because it is an easy-to-apply method. Balance is a complex process which the interaction between emotional, visual, proprioceptive (deep feeling), muscle-skeletal and mental systems require Çulhaoğlu, 2011). Balance, defined as a general concept referring dynamics which prevents body mass falling to ground, is keeping individual’s center of gravity when it varies and stabilizing and maintaining this condition (Zenbilici, 1995). Balance is an important feature to maintain body composition, which is necessary to reach high performance. Thereby, it constitutes the basics of dynamic sport branches including sudden changes in movement patter. All sports have balance factor in certain level (Altay, 2001). Exercises needed to develop proprioception and balance to increase life quality, prevent European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 11│ 2017 813 Atakan Caglayan, Nurper Ozbar THE EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF FUNCTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM APPLIED ON INSTABLE GROUND ON ANAEROBIC CAPACITIES OF ELITE MARTIAL ARTS ATHLETES injuries and develop performance in certain age groups, vestibular system diseases in which balance problems occur, muscular-skeletal diseases and injuries and sport activities have been the research subjects recently Okudur and Sanioğlu, . When studies are examined, instable grounds cause body oscillation, in other word, balance lost and muscle activity by restricting sensory and motor feedback loop. This requires an important change in received proprioceptive information capacity, in short, high-level control system (Anderson and Behm, 2005). In literature, it has been stated that prime mover muscles providing stabilization of the body by developing balance ability would decrease; accordingly, these muscles could have contribution as pushing power in activities such as jumping and running (Anderson and Behm, 2004). With the light of this information, it was aimed in this study to measure both dynamic balance of elite martial arts athletes doing functional strength exercises on instable ground and the effects of circuit training program on their anaerobic capacities, and compare them with those following classical training program. For viewing / downloading the full article, please access the following link: https://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/1322 European Journal of Education Studies - Volume 3 │ Issue 11│ 2017 814