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초록
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Training methods for Paralympic swimmers must take into account dif-ferent pathologies, competitions classes, athlete’s individual circum-stances and peculiar physical adaptation mechanisms, hence general guidelines cannot be found in literature. In this study we present a training program, implemented for the physical preparation of a top lev-el Paralympic swimmer. The athlete under study, affected by infantile cerebral palsy within a clinical picture of a spastic tetraparesis, by the end of 2016 was holder of Italian, European, world and Paralympic titles in the 400-m freestyle competition, S6 class. The training macrocycle was structured in a 3-fold periodization (three mesocycles), in view of the preparation to three international competitions. The 4-month train-ing mesocycles prior to each competition differed substantially in terms of mileage load, intensity and recovery times. The first mesocycle was characterized by a sizeable low-intensity mileage load, the second one was shifted to lower mileage load, carried out at middle-to-high intensi-ty levels, the third one entailed increased effort intensity, counterbal-anced by lower mileage load. In all cases, recovery times were bal-anced to obtain optimized performance through physical adaptation to training stimuli, keeping into account the physiopatological response. Tapering phases were adjusted to maximize performance at competi-tion. As an assessment of the effectiveness of the training method, cor-respondence between chronometric and technical parameters in the three competitions and the respective mesocycle training programs was found. The results of the present study may support the develop-ment of training guidelines for athletes affected by upper motor neuron lesions.
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INTRODUCTION
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Participant characteristics
Study design
Technical details
RESULTS
Training method
Chronometric parameters of races T1, T2, and T3
DISCUSSION
Assessment of the race performances
Comparison of the training method of the athlete under study with methods for able-bodied athletes
Physical response to training of an athlete affected by upper motor neuron lesions
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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