Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Pada Masyarakat (LP2M)
Abstract
The ultimate goal in participating in the match event is to get achievements. This is done as a form of professionalism of athletes and coaches as well as the Management of the Sports Branch. The existence of this target must be balanced by a systematic, programmed, and continuous training program so that it will obtain and maintain the existing performance. One of the supporting factors in the process of maintaining performance during training and competition is recovery. Recovery is carried out in addition to maintaining performance, it is also carried out to avoid the possibility of things that are not desirable and can result in losses for athletes. The loss is an injury because one of the things that causes injury is a high fatigue index. In line with that, researchers will try to examine the effectiveness of the contrast water immersion method for reducing lactic acid levels in the performance of hockey field athletes who are currently preparing to take part in PON XX Papua in October 2021. The method used is experimental research with the treatment variable being cold water immersion while the dependent variable is lactic acid levels. The first group (A1) was the experimental group with treatment in the form of cold water immersion, while the second group (A) as the control group was not treated. The research location is carried out at the Makassar FIK Physiology Laboratory, and will be held from June to July 2021. The research sample is the male athletes of the South Sulawesi hockey team who are currently preparing to take part in the multi-event championship (PON XX Papua) with a total of 30 people aged 20-24 years. After all lactic acid data was obtained (pre-exercise, post-exercise, post-therapy), and the average heart rate during (pre-exercise, post-exercise, post-therapy), the researcher used the data to see and compare the results of this study, to determine whether contrast water immersion has a good level of effectiveness in reducing the fatigue index in athletes, compared to those who do not do water immersion therapy through an unpaired test at a significant level of 0.05. The results of the study concluded that there was a significant effect of water cold immersion on decreasing lactic acid levels in hockey field athletes.
Key Words: Cold Water Immersion, Recover
