Study Regarding the Importance of Warm-Up According to the Specifics of the Competition, Aiming to Improve Athletic Performance

Abstract

The warm-up practice has been universally accepted a long time ago. While the general principles regarding the necessity of warm-up remain valid, in the last few years there is evidence that questions the use of the traditional warm-up methods, and introduces potential areas for future development. This study aims to analyze the warm-up times mentioned in the competition rules for three sports - track and field athletics, boxing, and team handball. This study, conducted on Bacau athletes, highlights in its conclusions the necessity for "training" the warm-up, for the conservation of the athlete's energy for competition, and at the same time, creating multiple ways for each athlete to perform the warm-up, according to the time available - normal warm-up, warm-up followed by break, and emergency warm-up.