The effect of functional threshold power trainings applied to young elite cyclists on power and strength parameters.

Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of functional threshold power training applied to young elite cyclists on power and strength parameters. Method: 24 young elite level cyclists participated voluntarily. In our study, it was divided into two groups as Functional threshold training group and Traditional training group. Functional threshold training group (FAG) n:12 (age 17 years, height 1,73±8,5 m., body weight 64,87±10,4 kg. and sports age 4,6±1,3), Traditional training group (GAG) ) n:12 (age 17 years, height 1,73±8,81 m., body weight 58,8±9,1 kg. and sports age 4,1). 30 sec Anaerobic power test, 20 min FTP aerobic power test, 40 km. endurance and strength tests were applied to both groups as pre-post test. The obtained data were compared with the data obtained by using the within-group Paired T test and the between-group Independent T test in the IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0 program. Results: Traditional training group; Anaerobic power, 20 min FTP aerobics power, 40 km. endurance and strength pre-post test values improved. Functional threshold training group; Anaerobic power, 20 min FTP aerobic power, 40 km. endurance and strength pre-post test values were found to be more effective training development p<0.05. Conclusion: Based on the data we obtained, cycling and strength training can be an example for trainers and sports scientists working on cycling. Key words: Ftp, Aerobic, Anaerobic, Cycling