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Management article
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Reference no. AMSJ20-68
Published by: Allied Business Academies
Originally published in: "Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict", 2016
Length: 8 pages

Abstract

Currently, issues of motivation for sports activities of the qualified athletes continues to attract the attention of scientists. In particular, new kinds of sports, which include powerlifting, require this elaboration. Studying the motivational components of powerlifting will ensure the effectiveness of the training process, and thus improve the competitive results. All this will contribute to the improvement of powerlifting sport efficiency that determines the relevance of this paper. This paper presents the analysis of a questionnaire survey of the motivational bases of sports activity of the qualified athletes engaging in powerlifting. This study involved 298 powerlifters of various fitness level. The survey involved athletes starting from the first adult class to 'Honored Master of Sports of Russia', aged from 16 to 59 years, with an average age of 25 years. Geography of the survey includes 38 regions of the Russian Federation. According to the results of the study, we can say that the main motivation of powerlifters is a motive to achieve high sport results. This suggests that by raising the general and professional performance, the person acquires vital skills and abilities that will be essential throughout their entire life. The analysis of the results of a questionnaire survey confirms the opinion on the significant effects of powerlifting on the self-esteem of an athlete's personality, his/her social status, psychological stability, and lifestyle.

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Abstract

Currently, issues of motivation for sports activities of the qualified athletes continues to attract the attention of scientists. In particular, new kinds of sports, which include powerlifting, require this elaboration. Studying the motivational components of powerlifting will ensure the effectiveness of the training process, and thus improve the competitive results. All this will contribute to the improvement of powerlifting sport efficiency that determines the relevance of this paper. This paper presents the analysis of a questionnaire survey of the motivational bases of sports activity of the qualified athletes engaging in powerlifting. This study involved 298 powerlifters of various fitness level. The survey involved athletes starting from the first adult class to 'Honored Master of Sports of Russia', aged from 16 to 59 years, with an average age of 25 years. Geography of the survey includes 38 regions of the Russian Federation. According to the results of the study, we can say that the main motivation of powerlifters is a motive to achieve high sport results. This suggests that by raising the general and professional performance, the person acquires vital skills and abilities that will be essential throughout their entire life. The analysis of the results of a questionnaire survey confirms the opinion on the significant effects of powerlifting on the self-esteem of an athlete's personality, his/her social status, psychological stability, and lifestyle.

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