TRENDS OF DEVELOPMENT OF CLASSIC POWERLIFTING AT THE MODERN STAGE

Abstract

With the advent of competitions in the classical powerlifting, its popularity and mass are constantly increasing, since it is less costly, comparable to the equipment. In addition, in classical powerlifting, athletes demonstrate their real power capabilities in contrast to the equipping competitions, where the outcome largely depends on the ability of athletes to use special equipment. Materials and method of research. The following methods were used in the work: Theoretical analysis and generalization of scientific and methodological sources was conducted with the aim of investigating the trends and perspectives of the development of classical powerlifting in Ukraine and the world at the present stage. Documentary method. In the course of the research, protocols of competitions of Ukrainian powerlifting and classical powerlifting competitions among boys and girls, juniors and juniors, men and women for 2008– 2017 were analyzed. In addition, the protocols of powerlifting and classical powerlifting championships among all age groups for 2008–2017 years were investigated. Pedagogical observation. In the process of research, the method of pedagogical observation was used to determine the number of participants in nationwide and international powerlifting competitions 2008–2017. In addition, in the process of pedagogical observation, the number of participants at all-Ukrainian and international competitions in classical powerlifting for 2013–2017 years was analyzed.

About the results and conclusions. Powerlifting is a relatively young sport, but its popularity around the world is growing rapidly. In Ukraine, it belongs to the priority non-Olympic types, since our team, the last four years, is the strongest in the world. Powerlifting as a sport began to develop in the 50–60 years of the last century. In 1964, the exercise bench press was included in the Paralympic Games program (Tokyo, Japan). At first, this type of competition belonged to weightlifting and only since 1989, it is renamed powerlifting. A comparative analysis of the number of participants in all-Ukrainian and international competitions in powerlifting and classical powerlifting shows a tendency towards a gradual decrease in the mass of powerlifting competitions with a simultaneous increase in its competitions in classical powerlifting.

Constant growth of the records and competition for classical powerlifting shows the prospects for further development of this type of competition. One of the conditions for the inclusion in the program of games is the abolition of sports equipment, which raises the sporting result and puts athletes in an unequal competitive environment. In 2024, classical powerlifting will be presented as an illustrative view of the Olympic Games in Paris (France), which in the future gives hope to include classical powerlifting in the program of the Olympic Games