The Effect of SHOOT Exercise Program on Shooting Performance, Muscular Strength and Endurance

The aim of this study is; to create a special exercise program that will improve the performance of shooting athletes and to examine the effect of this exercise program on shooting performance, muscular strength and endurance of air pistol athletes.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Athletes
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: SHOOT exercise group; Procedure: routine training group

Detailed Description

Air pistol shooting is an Olympic sport that requires precise and accurate shooting at the target sign. Many are the factors that can influence performance in Olympic pistol shooting. The ability to stabilize the gun is crucial for performance in Olympic pistol shooting and is thought to be related to the shooters muscular strength. Krasilshchikov, Zuraidee, and Singh suggest that the implementation of a physical conditioning program together with technique training is essential for the improvement of the ability to stabilize the pistol.

Books and journals specialized in Olympic shooting suggest that general physical condition programs, as well as specific strength exercises are necessary in order for performance to be improved. Al Wadi examined the effect of strength exercises on shooting performance and physical parameters with the 8-week station training method with female air pistol shooters in 2015. They found that this exercise program increased arm and waist strength and endurance, the kinetic balance changed positively, and there was a significant correlation between physical variables and shooting performance. However, the study of Belinchon reports that some factors regarding the physical condition of the Spanish Olympic shooters are inferior when compared to athletes of other sports. There is therefore the need for further study on the importance of physical conditioning in Olympic shooting.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 26
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Mesken GUMUSSOY, PhD; Phone Number: +905423929912; Email: mesken.gumussoy@gazi.edu.tr

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Yenimahalle
    • Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey, 06560
      • Gazi University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Athletes who have been shooting air guns for at least 2 years.
• Air pistol athletes between the ages of 17-45.
• Become a licensed shooting athlete.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any type of musculoskeletal disorder.
• Athletes with a health condition that prevents them from exercising

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise Group; In addition to routine training, the experimental group will be done a progressive resistance band exercise program (SHOOT) created for shooters, 3 days a week for 8 weeks, accompanied by a physiotherapist.	Procedure: SHOOT exercise group; In addition to routine training, the experimental group will be done a progressive resistance band exercise program (SHOOT) created for shooters, 3 days a week for 8 weeks, accompanied by a physiotherapist.
Other: Control Group; The control group will continue their routine training.	Procedure: routine training group; The control group will continue their routine training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Shooting Performance	Shooting performance will be calculated with electronic scoring system. (SIUS LS10 Laserscore, Swiss). Electronic Scoring System is an electronic target system for airguns. The target sign at which the shooting is made is 17x17 cm in size; The black dot with a diameter of 11.5 millimeters in the center is 10 points, and the outermost ring is 1 point, a total of 10 rings. Rings with a score of 7-10 are made of black, and rings with a score of less than 7 are made of light cardboard. As the place where the diabol(bullet of the airpistol) hits moves away from the center, the score from the shot decreases. Shooting scoring; It is obtained by adding the points received for each shot by the Electronic Scoring System. Athletes should make 60 shots in 75 minutes. In this way, the total success score was calculated for each athlete. While 0 is the lowest score 600 is the highest score.	baseline
Shooting Performance	Shooting performance will be calculated with electronic scoring system. (SIUS LS10 Laserscore, Swiss). Electronic Scoring System is an electronic target system for airguns. The target sign at which the shooting is made is 17x17 cm in size; The black dot with a diameter of 11.5 millimeters in the center is 10 points, and the outermost ring is 1 point, a total of 10 rings. Rings with a score of 7-10 are made of black, and rings with a score of less than 7 are made of light cardboard. As the place where the diabol(bullet of the airpistol) hits moves away from the center, the score from the shot decreases. Shooting scoring; It is obtained by adding the points received for each shot by the Electronic Scoring System. Athletes should make 60 shots in 75 minutes. In this way, the total success score was calculated for each athlete. While 0 is the lowest score 600 is the highest score.	week 9

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Shoulder abductor and adductor concentric muscle strength	For shoulder abduction and adduction muscle strength, the athlete will be asked to perform 5 repetitions with maximal effort at an angular speed of 60°/sec.Shoulder abductor and adductor concentric muscle strengths will be measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. (Cybex Humac Norm Testing & Rehabilitation System, USA)	baseline
Shoulder abductor and adductor concentric muscle strength	For shoulder abduction and adduction muscle strength, the athlete will be asked to perform 5 repetitions with maximal effort at an angular speed of 60°/sec.Shoulder abductor and adductor concentric muscle strengths will be measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. (Cybex Humac Norm Testing & Rehabilitation System, USA)	week 9
Shoulder abductor and adductor isometric muscle Strength	For isometric muscle strength, contractions of 10 seconds will be required, with 5 repetitions in the direction of abduction and adduction at a 90° shoulder abduction angle.Shoulder abductor and adductor isometric muscle strengths will be measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. (Cybex Humac Norm Testing & Rehabilitation System, USA)	baseline
Shoulder abductor and adductor isometric muscle Strength	For isometric muscle strength, contractions of 10 seconds will be required, with 5 repetitions in the direction of abduction and adduction at a 90° shoulder abduction angle.Shoulder abductor and adductor isometric muscle strengths will be measured with an isokinetic dynamometer. (Cybex Humac Norm Testing & Rehabilitation System, USA)	week 9
Upper extremity strength and endurance	It will be evaluated by closed kinetic chain upper extremity test. Change in the number of touching hand number.	baseline
Upper extremity strength and endurance	It will be evaluated by closed kinetic chain upper extremity test. Change in the number of touching hand number.	week 9
Scapular muscle endurance	It will be evaluated by scapular muscle endurance test- Change in the time holding test position. A 10 Newton dynamometer will be used for the scapular muscle endurance test (Edulab, dynamometer, Turkey).	baseline
Scapular muscle endurance	It will be evaluated by scapular muscle endurance test- Change in the time holding test position. A 10 Newton dynamometer will be used for the scapular muscle endurance test (Edulab, dynamometer, Turkey).	week 9
Core endurance-Unilateral Wall Sit Hold	Change in the time holding.	baseline
Core endurance-Unilateral Wall Sit Hold	Change in the time holding.	week 9
Core endurance-Trunk Flexion Hold	Change in the time holding trunk flexion position. A standard goniometer will be used to establish proper positioning of the participant for each core test. Hold time duration wilk be recorded by the stopwatch feature on the raters' iPhones (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA).	baseline
Core endurance-Trunk Flexion Hold	Change in the time holding trunk flexion position. A standard goniometer will be used to establish proper positioning of the participant for each core test. Hold time duration wilk be recorded by the stopwatch feature on the raters' iPhones (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA).	week 9
Core endurance-Horizontal Trunk Flexion Hold	Change in the time holding horizontal trunk flexion position.A standard goniometer will be used to establish proper positioning of the participant for each core test. Hold time duration wilk be recorded by the stopwatch feature on the raters' iPhones (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA).	baseline
Core endurance-Horizontal Trunk Flexion Hold	Change in the time holding horizontal trunk flexion position.A standard goniometer will be used to establish proper positioning of the participant for each core test. Hold time duration wilk be recorded by the stopwatch feature on the raters' iPhones (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA).	week 9

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Gazi University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 6, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): December 3, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 31, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 31, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): June 9, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2024
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: muscle strength; exercises; shooting; shooters
• Other Study ID Numbers: GU-FTR-MG-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No