On the normative values of the adaptive potential and their practical application

Abstract

In the practice of functional diagnostics, the use of adaptive potential is gaining popularity; however its normative values need to be clarified, especially when examining students. Studies were made of the adaptive capabilities of adolescents and young men involved in sports, using functional tests in the form of physical activities of a different nature, both under normal conditions and in conditions of increased motivation – sparring-partner competition. The correlation analysis of 80 criteria did not reveal high con- nections of the adaptation potential with physical working capacity and the state of the regulatory mecha- nisms of the cardiovascular and central nervous system of the schoolchildren and students surveyed. The experimental data obtained testify to the need to develop new normative tables for assessing the adaptive potential of students in the process, taking into account the age and level of physical readiness that are subject to functional diagnostics.