The Influence of Pre-Competition Warm-Up Strategies on Athletes' Performance
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Sports training; warm-up; sports competition; athletic performance; sports level.Abstract
Pre-competition warm-up, as an essential component of sports training, has a long history. With the development of modern competitive sports, pre-competition warm-up has gradually become systematized and scientific, becoming an indispensable part of various sports. Warm-up strategies are mainly divided into three categories: dynamic warm-up, static stretching, and sport-specific warm-up. Dynamic warm-up significantly enhances athletes' explosiveness, speed, and flexibility by increasing muscle temperature and core body temperature, boosting blood flow, stimulating nervous system excitability, and improving reaction speed, thereby enhancing overall athletic performance. Static stretching is effective in improving muscle flexibility and joint range of motion, but it may lead to short-term decreases in strength and explosiveness, so its application in pre-competition warm-ups needs to be approached with caution. Sport-specific warm-up, which simulates competition movements, improves technical performance and physical fitness levels, especially in projects requiring high technical proficiency and athletic skills. However, its specific effects are influenced by the complexity and intensity of the warm-up and the individual adaptability of the athletes. Different warm-up strategies have their own advantages and limitations in enhancing athletic performance and preventing sports injuries. Dynamic warm-up rapidly enhances athletes' cardiovascular and muscle temperature, making it suitable for most high-intensity and quick-response sports; static stretching significantly improves flexibility and joint range, making it ideal for sports requiring large movements and high flexibility; sport-specific warm-up is highly targeted and improves technical performance and athletic skills through simulated competition movements, making it suitable for highly technical sports. In practical applications, these warm-up strategies should be flexibly chosen and combined according to the specific sports and characteristics of the athletes to achieve the best results. Future research should continue to explore the specific mechanisms of different warm-up strategies and their application effects in various sports. By improving research methods, increasing sample size and diversity, and using multiple measurement indicators, the effectiveness of warm-up strategies can be comprehensively evaluated. Attention should also be given to the combination of new warm-up methods with traditional warm-up strategies, exploring their potential in improving athletic performance and preventing sports injuries. Through systematic research and scientific guidance, pre-competition warm-up strategies will continue to evolve and improve, providing athletes and coaches with more scientific and practical warm-up guidance, promoting the development of sports science, and enhancing athletes' competitive levels and health.
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