The control of the intensity in gymnasts of the maces set of Pinar del Río, Cuba

The constant changes of the requirements in the Code of Points of the last Olympic cycles, demand today more than ever of an adequate planning and control of the process of sports preparation of the gymnasts. The control of the intensity of the training of competitive exercises during the special preparation or microcycles of transformation, is an aspect that is hindered by the non-definition of indicators to be taken into account in the rhythmic gymnastics related to the characteristics of the load (external and internal) and the results to be achieved by the gymnasts. The present investigation is derived from an institutional scientific project that has been developing for four years. The objective of this study is to determine the regularities of the behavior of intensity indicators during the practical application of the methodology for the control in the gymnasts of the School of Sports Initiation (EIDE) in Pinar del Río. The application of several scientific methods were very useful: theoretical, empirical and mathematical-statistical, emphasizing the observation, measurement and calculation of average and percentage. The methodology was applied to the five gymnasts of the joint exercise. These take an average of three years in the youth category. The results were analyzed in methodological workshops by a group of trainers with experience in sports. From here an analysis was made for the restructuring of the planning of the set during the preparation, taking into account the individual results of the measured indicators