Effectiveness of strength training of skilled greco-roman wrestlers based on circuit training taking into account their weight category

Relevance. Currently, a promising direction for developing the strength abilities of Greco-Roman wrestlers is the use of a circuit training method that involves impact on muscle groups, with increasing power of physical load depending on the weight category of the athlete. In this regard, there is a need to develop a methodology for strength training of wrestlers, built on the basis of circuit training, taking into account weight categories. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for strength training of qualified Greco-Roman wrestlers, taking into account the weight categories of athletes and built on the basis of circuit training. Research methods: pedagogical observation, testing, pedagogical experiment, methods of mathematical statistics. Research results. The developed method of physical training of Greco-Roman wrestlers includes sets of exercises aimed at developing the strength of muscle groups, performed during circuit training 4 times a week. On other days of training, physical exercises were used aimed at the combined development of physical qualities and recovery measures. Circuit training contained 8 stations: the first preparatory, six main and one final. A feature of the developed method of strength training of wrestlers was an increase in the volume of load when moving from one repetition of the exercise to the second and third, with specified rest intervals. Determination of the indicators of wrist and back dynamometry of wrestlers made it possible to reveal a reliable increase in the absolute values of the strength of the wrist muscles and back muscles in all weight categories. Indicators of absolute and relative strength of the wrist muscles and back muscles indicate a positive dynamics of these parameters in wrestlers of all weight categories. Conclusion. The developed method allows to effectively develop the strength abilities of Greco-Roman wrestlers of all weight categories. However, further improvement in the developed methodology requires the issue of differentiating the volume and intensity of physical activity for qualified GrecoRoman wrestlers in each specific weight category included in the existing three groups.