Effects of the myosfascial release and the resistance exercise in mountain bikers

Objetives: To compare the myofascial release success and the resistance exercises oncardiorespiratory capacity and cyclists perfomance. Materials and Methods: It is an analytical study held in a private College in the city of Vitória da Conquista-BA. The sample was comprised by eight mountain bikers that were divided randomly into two groups. In one of the groups it was carried the myofascial release and in another group it was done the resistance exercises for four sessions. There were conducted cardiorespiratory assessments and of the performance before and after the techniques’ applications. The study respected the 466/12resolutions and everyone signed the Informed Consent Term. The data were assessed in the Statistical package for social science 22.0, including the usage of the paired T-student test, and the significance level chosen was 5%. Results: The myofascial release group obtained association in the decrease of execution time (p = 0,019), but the maximum speed had significance with the myofascial release (p= 0,024), as well as with the exercises (p= 0,015). Conclusion: It is determined that the myofascial release was displayed as more effective effective than the resistance exercise in the athletes' performance and cardiorespiratory capacity.