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    INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANTHROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND MUSCULAR STRENGTH IN ELITE TURKISH MOUNTAIN BIKERS
    (South Ural State Univ, Scientific Research Dept, 2022) Boyraz, O. C.; Akgonul, E. Kurkcu; Ozen, G.
    Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric cha-racteristics and muscular strength of Turkish elite moutain bikers. Materials and methods. The study group consisted of 12 Turkish elite male mountain bikers who participating in national and international cross country olimpic (XCO) mountain bike races in elite category for the last 2 years. Participants mean age was 22.4 +/- 3.4 years, body height was 173.2 +/- 5.18 cm, and body mass was 55.7 +/- 75.2 kg. Participants body height and weigth were measured and body mass index of participants was calculated. To determine the muscular strength, one repetition maximum (1-RM) tests were performed on participants. The associa-tion between anthropometric characteristics and the muscular strength performance were determined by the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results. The mean of body heigth was positively correlated with 1-RM means for triceps pull-down and leg extension, body weigth was positively correlated with 1-RM means for biceps curl, triceps pull-down, shoulder press, lat pulldown, abdominal crunch, leg extension and leg curl, BMI was positively correlated with 1-RM means for shoulder press, chest press and leg curl (p < .05). However, mean age not correlated with 1-RM means for all exercises (p > .05). Conclusions. In conclusion, body weight and body mass index values are important parameters to be considered in evaluation of muscle strength and strength training in mountain bike riders.
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    THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON TURKISH WELL TRAINED CYCLIST'S PRE-COMPETITION ANXIETY LEVEL
    (South Ural State Univ, Scientific Research Dept, 2022) Akgonul, E. Kurkcu; Sahin, T.; Ozen, G.
    Aim. The aim of this study is to examine national team level Turkish cyclist's pre competition anxiety level before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and methods. Study held on the Turkish cyclists who is racing in international level. A total of 31 riders with mean age 18.25 +/- 1.87; length 169.45 +/- 7.73 cm and weight 61.18 +/- 6.59 kg. In the study, the Turkish version of the Sport Competition Anxiety Test-SCAT developed by Rainer Martens in 1977 was used. The one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was performed to determine the difference between the socio-demographic characteristics and SCAT scores of cyclist. Statistical significance was accepted as p <.05. Results. According to the findings, there is small difference between the anxiety scores of the cyclists before and after the pandemic, but it was no significant. It was concluded that the pandemic process did not statistically increase the anxiety of cyclists. In addition, it was found that there was no significant difference between the pre competition anxiety levels before and after the pandemic in terms of gender, category, economic level, education level, mother's education level, place of residence variables and specialty. Conclusion. As a result, it was found that the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant effect on the racing anxiety of well-trained cyclists. This result shows that the competition anxiety level of experienced athletes who have been cycling for at least 6 years and the passivity during the five-six-month pandemic period do not affect the competition anxiety levels of the athletes. However, considering the possibility of prolongation of the pandemic process, research on this issue should continue in the long term.