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AuthorWashif, Jad
AuthorB. Pyne, David
AuthorSandbakk, Oyvind
AuthorTrabelsi, Khaled
AuthorAziz, Abdul Rashid
AuthorBeaven, Christopher
AuthorKrug, Isabel
AuthorMujika, Inigo
AuthorAmmar, Achraf
AuthorChaouachi, Anis
AuthorMoussa-Chamari, Imen
AuthorAloui, Asma
AuthorChtourou, Hamdi
AuthorFarooq, Abdulaziz
AuthorHaddad, Monoem
AuthorRomdhani, Mohamed
AuthorSalamh, Paul
AuthorTabben, Montassar
AuthorWong, Del
AuthorZerguini, Yacine
AuthorDeLang, Matthew D.
AuthorTaylor, Lee
AuthorBen Saad, Helmi
AuthorChamari, Karim
Available date2023-10-23T10:25:27Z
Publication Date2022
Publication NameBiology of Sport
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2022.117576
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48748
AbstractRamadan intermittent fasting during the COVID-19 lockdown (RIFL) may present unique demands. We investigated training practices (i.e., training load and training times) of athletes, using pre-defined survey criteria/questions, during the ‘first’ COVID-19 lockdown, comparing RIFL to lockdown-alone (LD) in Muslim athletes. Specifically, a within-subject, survey-based study saw athletes (n = 5,529; from 110 countries/territories) training practices (comparing RIFL to LD) explored by comparative variables of: sex; age; continent; athlete classification (e.g., world-class); sport classification (e.g., endurance); athlete status (e.g., professional); and level of training knowledge and beliefs/attitudes (ranked as: good/moderate/poor). During RIFL (compared to LD), athlete perceptions (ranges presented given variety of comparative variables) of their training load decreased (46–62%), were maintained (31–48%) or increased (2–13%). Decreases (≥ 5%, p < 0.05) affected more athletes aged 30–39 years than those 18–29 years (60 vs 55%); more national than international athletes (59 vs 51%); more team sports than precision sports (59 vs 46%); more North American than European athletes (62 vs 53%); more semi-professional than professional athletes (60 vs 54%); more athletes who rated their beliefs/attitudes ‘good’ compared to ‘poor’ and ‘moderate’ (61 vs 54 and 53%, respectively); and more athletes with ‘moderate’ than ‘poor’ knowledge (58 vs 53%). During RIFL, athletes had different strategies for training times, with 13–29% training twice a day (i.e., afternoon and night), 12–26% at night only, and 18–36% in the afternoon only, with ranges depending on the comparative variables. Training loads and activities were altered negatively during RIFL compared to LD. It would be prudent for decision-makers responsible for RIFL athletes to develop programs to support athletes during such challenges. © 2022 Institute of Sport. All rights reserved.
Languageen
PublisherInstitute of Sport
SubjectCrowdsource data
Global sports
Remote training
Training load
Training perception
Vulnerable athletes
TitleRamadan intermittent fasting induced poorer training practices during the COVID-19 lockdown: A global cross-sectional study with 5529 athletes from 110 countries
TypeArticle
Pagination1103-1115
Issue Number4
Volume Number39
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