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Sports scientist: eSports pros are true athletes

Scientists at the German sport University have eSports professionals examined closely and are amazed. Because the players are during the games, similar to large strain, like other top athletes.

Five years ago, Professor Ingo froboese for the first Time with the topic of eSports is concerned. The expert for the prevention and Rehabilitation at the German sports University (sports University) has broken new ground because there were no data or studies on the topic of eSports. No one had an accurate idea of what requirements a professional must meet as he have to train and what stress and strain it in tournaments are exposed to. The results have froboese completely by surprise.

“In particular, the motor demands and capabilities have impressed us. The gamers to create up to 400 movements per Minute to a keyboard and mouse, four Times more than the average bear! The Whole thing asymmetrical, because both hands are parallel moves, there are different regions of the brain used in parallel.” This burden knows the scientists else of no other sport even table tennis players would have the Hand-eye coordination less afford.

Motor claims are at eSports is higher than in other sports

Pulse like a marathon

For the layman, eSports competitions so often, as if the players random combinations on the mouse and keyboard hammering. This impression contradicts Ingo froboese but vehemently. Especially with strategy games like
Counter-Strike or League of Legends if complexity is extremely high, because in addition to the motor skills is also a tremendous tactical understanding is needed to defeat the opponent.

That is why the experts at the sports University in further experiments, the mental stress of the eSports pros tested and you during the competition on the stress hormone Cortisol studied. “The cortisol levels is about the same level of racers. Add to that a very high pulse rate, in part is the heart rate between 160 and 180 beats per Minute, the equivalent of a very, very fast run, almost a marathon run. To get the high motor claims, this is why eSports from my point of view, other sports, at least equal, if not superior,” analyzed Ingo froboese the values.

eSports professionals need training to improve

However, the athletes still not widely internalized, because the topics of diet and training control, wear this high demands from the point of view of the Sportwissenschaftlers still no bill. The many years of research has shown that the majority of professional players, largely unprofessional for the competitions are prepared. “Many of our subjects are in relation to your Fitness, the average citizen and the average citizen makes me Worry. They are not well trained, for example, missing training sessions, the entire Holding and supporting system in the shoulder and neck strengthen. This would also have the fine motor skills in the Arm to continue to increase, the Competition is very important.”

Such additional activities are also missing in the training programme of René Pinkera. The 22-Year-old was at BlizzCon 2015 with his Team “SK Gaming” world champion in “World of Warcraft”. His Training and his three team mates is limited so far almost exclusively on a pure Play on the PC. “We warm us up briefly, do a few stretching exercises for the arms and hands. Then we play then but, because it is Yes. At least six hours, it should be, but there are also sometimes up to 12 hours.” This duration of exercise sessions sees Ingo froboese critical, because the daily hours of “Gamble” on the programme, is in his opinion, the most widespread Trainingspraxis in eSports. From his point of view, there is a lack in exercises and in classic endurance training.

WoW-World Champion René Pink (2. v. l.) at BlizzCon 2015

Career with the mid-20

“What has been is not taken into account, is a Cycling of the load, i.e. breaks and tension must alternate, so I’m back to have a rest and fatigue in the competition to overcome. This also includes proper nutrition.” The focus should be on the other athletes are geared up and in addition components such as Ginseng contain the blood flow to the brain increase. That the subject of nutrition is still not the case for all eSports professionals plays a role, also observed René Pinkera regularly in tournaments. “There are always opponents, the energy drinks and sugary beverages have, and not on the diet. We try to sugar to do without, eat before bananas or a granola bar and water as a drink you can from my point of view nothing wrong.”

Through a professional training plan and a more targeted diet could be a Problem but many professional players partly correct, thought at least the expert of the German sport University. Because the career of the athletes is currently very short, usually is in the middle of 20 conclusion because the reflexes subside and the younger competition has advantages. One to two years could be the career extend, suspected Ingo froboese. It could also be the world champion René Pinkera benefit. Because he assumes that he is only four, maximum of five years at a high level can play. Therefore, he is also working already on a second career and studied by the way of computer science.