The effect of intensity interval training on mental toughness, resilience and selected skill indicators of young kickboxing girls

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1 , Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran

2 Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University , Lahijan, Iran

Abstract

improving psychological and skill indicators to improve sports performance is of particular importance. This research aims to investigate the effect of intensity interval training on mental toughness, resilience and selected skill indicators young girls kickboxing work done. In this semi-experimental research, which was carried out as a pre-test-post-test with a control group, 30 elite kickboxers from Lahijan city with an age range of 15 to 20 years were selected using a purposive sampling method and randomly divided into two experimental groups. (15 people) and control (15 people) were divided. The intensity interval training program was implemented for 8 weeks, three sessions per week with an intensity of more than 85% of the heart rate. Pre-test and post-test indicators of mental toughness and resilience and skills in both groups were estimated by using questionnaires of mental toughness in sports (Sheard et al., 2009) and resilience (Connor and Davidson, 2003) and a researcher-made skill form. became. The data were analyzed using SPSS24 analysis of covariance tests. The results of the research showed that the intensity interval training protocol had a significant effect on the indices of mental toughness (p=0.003), endurance (p=0.001) and skill (p=0.001) in young kickboxing girls. This study showed that intensity interval training can be used to improve and strengthen psychological indicators of mental toughness and resilience and selected skill indicators of athletes.

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Mind, Movement, and Behavior
Volume 3, Issue 2
August 2025

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  • Receive Date: 27 September 2024
  • Revise Date: 11 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 24 February 2025

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