Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology
Vol 6 No 2 August 2017

Impact of Gatorade Beverage on Elite Female Badminton Players’ Performance

Mehraein, Sepideh ( Faculty of Educational Studies Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia)
Khabiri, Kaveh ( Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Ashtian, Arak, Iran)
Pouria, Mohammad Reza ( President of Badminton Federation Islamic Republic, Iran)
Rashidi, Arash ( Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology. Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Hajifaraji, Majid ( Dept. of Nutrition and Food Policy & Planning Research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Aug 2017

Abstract

AbstractSports beverages assumed as one the principle factor on players performance, and impact on their indicators, noticeably. Gatorade beverage is one of this primary beverages that in present study focused on its impact on elite female badminton players performance in Iran. In the present survey has been considered in 2 groups of  Gatorade and control that included 79 participants. The data has been got based on 24 hours’ recall questionnaire on three different days in every week. As well, skin folds’ brachial triceps index was applied for body fat percent assessment. To quantity VO2max, Shuttle runs sub-maximal test was  used. Also, for controlling fluid intake in every two groups based on players’ body weight,150 ml per every 70 kg weight for every 15 minutes was recommended. Besides, for control of blood volume changes related to plasma blood glucose, hematocrit, hemoglobin, sodium, and potassium was measured during three time periods of zero, 30 minutes after the start and 90 minutes after the start. To end, to measure performance, standardized tests measure the indicators: aerobic power, speed, flexibilityy, agility, muscular strength, and endurance were used. The results showed that supply adequate water and fluids in during of sport, play a critical role in gaining the high level of female badminton players’ performance. In truth, the players who supply enough water shown better performance as compared with those who provide Gatorade beverage. Keywords: Badminton, Elite Female, Gatorade, Iran, Players, Sport Beverages. 

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Psychology

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Education Public Health

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