Bodybuilding formation and development in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Authors:

Aleksandr A. Grenaderov, Bodybuilding Federation of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk, Russia

Maria S. Ponamareva, Institute of Physical Culture and Sport of North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov, Yakutsk, Russia, ORCID: 0000-0001-9132-6046, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.*

Margarita G. Kolodeznikova, Institute of Physical Culture and Sport of North-Eastern Federal University named after M. K. Ammosov, Yakutsk, Russia, ORCID: 0000-0003-0327-1976, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract:

Bodybuilding originated in the desire of mankind to realize physical and spiritual
perfection. The idea of the individual’s harmonious development formed the basis of modern
bodybuilding. Bodybuilding is not studied enough by Russian s cientists, there is no s tatistical
information concerning this kind of s port. In Yakutia strength sports development is connected
with the name of a well-known athlete, distinguished coach Surovetskiy A.E. When bodybuilding
was acknowledged a kind of sport, a sports club “Sparta” was created in Yakutsk (1969).
Republican Social Organization “Body-building Federation of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)”
was organized in 2016. It unites the citizen for sport and healthy life style popularization and
it provides body-building development according to IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding)
in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Materials. Studying body-building formation
and development in Yakutia. Research methods. Information sources, documents, teachers’
and coaches’ experience analysis, sports results and indices gathering and systematization.
Results. Studying current and archive documents of sports work planning, controlling materials
and overall reports, plans of training sports teams of sports Body-building Federation of the
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) helped to follow body-building formation and development in the
Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) during 50 years, helped to reveal the main problems of this kind of
sport development in the regionю Among them there are the following problems: insufficient
financial support of government structures, weak material-technical base in settlements (ulus),
lack of professional coaches. Conclusion. Taking into consideration positive tendency and
the increasing interest of population in physical culture and sport, positive dynamics of sports
gyms increase, we come to the conclusion that “body-building” popularization becomes wider.
There are some problems in the activity of the Republican Social Organization Body-building
Federation of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). These problems solution would help to develop
body-building and improve the quality of Yakut athletes’ performances.

Keywordsphysical culture and sport, sports Federation, management, formation and development of bodybuilding, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

Download article

For citation: Aleksandr A. Grenaderov, Maria S. Ponamareva*, Margarita G. Kolodeznikova. Bodybuilding formation and development in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Russian Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 2020; 15(4): 43-46. DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2020-15-4-50-54