THE EFFECT OF INTERVAL TRAINING ON THE INCREASE OF VO2MAX IN TAEKWONDO ATHLETES

Abstract

The problem in this study is that interval training is rarely used in the physical training of taekwondo athletes Dojang Kodim 03/04 Agam, Bukittinggi And the researcher wants to investigate the extent to which athletes' lack of understanding of interval training can affect their ability to increase Vo2Max, where physical conditions greatly affect the athlete's performance. Therefore, the researcher is interested in understanding the effect of interval training on the Increase of Vo2Max of Taekwondo Athletes Dojang Kodim 03/04 Agam, Bukittinggi. This study uses a pseudo-experiment method which means that the researcher cannot fully control the sample with the One Group Pretest Posttest Design. The population in this study is 162 athletes, consisting of 72 women and 90 men, and the sampling technique, Purposive sampling is a sample determination technique with certain considerations, including the age range of 13-16 years and the male gender, so the number of samples in this study is 15 people. The instrument is in the form of the MFT (Multi Fitness Test) Bleep Test. The analysis technique used a t-test with a level of α = 0.05. Based on the results of the study, the tcal value of 8,449 > the table was 1,761, so there was a significant influence. Therefore, it can be concluded that there is an effect of interval training on the increase of Vo2Max of Taekwondo Athletes Dojang Kodim 03/04 Agam, Bukittinggi