The Impact Of Hill Training On Middle And Long Distance Athletes With Specific Reference To Oromia Water Works Athletics Club

Maximum O2 uptake (VO2 max) and resting heart rate (Rhr) are considered to be bestrnphysiological performance indicators that can be attained by hill training. In addition torncardiovascular function, speed endurance and strength endurance are partly detected byrnneuro-muscular factors. One techniques to improve neuro-muscular activity in athletes isrnthrough hill training. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks hillrntraining intervention on the performance of club level middle and long distance athletes.rnThe study used a longitudinal and controlled experimental design. To test the hypothesesrnof the study and to investigate the effect; direct pre and post filed tests were conductedrnon VO2 max, Rhr, SE, race performance improvement, consistency of the improvedrnperformance and status of injury. Thirty two athletes divided randomly in to control andrnexperimental group (n=32;18.8 +3 years, 51.3 + 5.2 kg, 1.68 + 0.05 m) and passedrnthrough 12 week of intervention with two session of 40’ - 60’ hill workout a week to therncommutative of 16 - 24 hours. During week 0, 6, 12 each subject complete threernassessment testes, two records and additional three tests for experimental group at weekrn16, to assess the consistency of performance. Although the subjects were similar in allrnaspects prior to the pre-test was performed;12 minute cooper test (VO2 max ), restingrnheart rate (mean of three 15 sec. Rhr. count x 4), speed endurance (300 m anaerobicrnthreshold test), race time records (from 4th to 16th weeks) and injury report records (fromrn2nd to 12th week) were administrated. The intervention group show significantrnimprovement in VO2 max, resting heart rate, speed endurance at week 6 (p=0.00, α=0.05)rnand 12 (p=0.00, α=0.05) and race time but the developed performance at week 16 havernshowed insignificant change. The control group showed insignificant change at eitherrntime points. There were no significant change in injury records between and withinrngroups (p=0.381, α=0.05). The study demonstrate that 12 week of hill training canrnsignificantly improve VO2 max, Rhr., speed endurance and race performance in clubrnlevel middle and long distance athletes and the developed performance is consistent overrnfour week period and hill training by itself was not cause of athletic injury.

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