ULTRA SLOW MOTION INTELLIGENT TRAINING - ONE YEAR TRAINING RESULTS. CASE STUDY.
ULTRA SLOW MOTION INTELLIGENT TRAINING - ONE YEAR TRAINING RESULTS. CASE STUDY.

Summary/Abstract: Ultra slow motion intelligent training (USMIT) is a specific training program for precision in coordination. USMIT aims to prevent both the acute and chronic motor cortex fatigue syndrome and to increase motor precision. The basic principle of USMIT is that performing an ultra slow motion with a constant speed (10-25mm/s) using the upper and lower limbs leads to persistence of high precision in motor coordination. This type of training seems to be innovative for the sports domain. Similar training at a higher motion speed (100mm/s) is used to maintain or increase muscle strength. Material and method. A male volunteer aged 39 years, with good sports abilities (table tennis, basketball, swimming, billiards, mountain biking, roller skating, badminton, skiing and tennis) used the four basic exercises of USMIT within a specific schedule during a period of one year. The four training periods were: (1) basic training (Reversed Push-Ups) for months 1-2, (2) general training (Reversed Push-Ups, Pseudo-Cycling, ButterFly, Ultra Slow Squats) for months 3-6, (3) no training for months 7-8, (4) personal training program (Reversed Push-Ups, Pseudo-Cycling, ButterFly, Ultra Slow Squats) for months 9-12. No specific tennis training was allowed during the year, except for the testing sessions. To adjust motion speed, a computerized system for the Cartesian motion analysis (KinectX Pro 1.0) was designed and used. To learn the training program, a computer application was developed (USMIT 1.0). Three evaluations were used: (1) an initial psychological evaluation, (2) a continuous evaluation with KinectX Pro, (3) a field evaluation during three specific tennis training sessions, at start, after 6 months and at the end of the study (we recorded the number of repeated forehand shots until error at submaximal effort and a phenomenological analysis was made in dialog with the tennis partner). Results. Field evaluation showed a significant improvement of precision in motor coordination, predicted by the KinectX Pro test evolution. Phenomenological analysis revealed new complex technical abilities and lower exercise endurance. These promising outcomes should be confirmed by 4 to 6-month prospective group studies.

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