EFEITO DE OITO SEMANAS DE TREINAMENTO DE FORÇA NA PERFORMANCE DO GESTO MOTOR “TUCK” OU BASE EM ATLETAS PROFISSIONAIS DE DOWNHILL SPEED SKATE STAND-UP

Introduction: Skateboarding came to the world in the 60s in the United States of America and in Brazil in 1965 and today the Downhill Speed is one of the fastest growing modalities in the world. Objective: Analyze the skill "tuck" in Professional Downhill Skaters. Methodology: We did two tests to assess the subjects into two evaluation periods, will be used one before and one after 8 weeks of strength training exercises that consisted of six alternated by segment, measuring one-leg static balance and the other seeking reproduce the specific skill. Results and Discussion: Both groups showed significant differences in both tests between the pre and post, but the experimental group was better than the control group in all tests in the evaluation period after the 8 weeks. In addition, some individuals obtained higher results as the one-leg balance test with the non-dominant foot (contrary to the base foot). Conclusion: We conclude that the proposed training in this study was efficient to improve the performance of athletes in Downhill Speed motor skill Tuck.