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China
Background: Enhancing the anaerobic capacity of female basketball players is vital for improving competitiveness and performance. Power bicycle training, a high-intensity anaerobic exercise, improves lower-limb muscle strength and explosive power. Power bicycle training involves progressive increases in load in high-intensity intervals, making it an effective training method for athletes.
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of power bicycle training for enhancing anaerobic capacity and evaluate its correlation with cost-effective measurement metrics.
Methods: Overall, 47 female athletes from Hainan Province who participated in the National University Basketball League were divided into the control group (n = 23) and the training group (n = 24). The training group underwent a 4-week, 7-session power cycling program, twice per week, with four power cycling sessions. Body composition and lower-limb morphology were measured quarterly. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 22.0 software.
Results: No significant differences in power cycling metrics were observed between the groups before training (p > 0.05). After training, significant differences were observed between the groups (p < 0.05). Key power cycling metrics, including average power, average power/body weight ratio, minimum power, and total power, were significantly influenced by the number of training sessions (p < 0.05). Notably, power increased after sessions 5 and 6 compared with after sessions 1 and 3 (p < 0.05). Strong positive correlations were observed between anaerobic power cycling and lower-limb muscle mass and circumference. Multiple linear regression models for power cycling metrics were developed.
Conclusions: The method proposed in this study is effective for developing training models, especially when physical assessments or experimental tools are unavailable. It represents a time-saving, cost-effective approach for practical training guidance.
