Influence of Kettlebell Lifting Classes on the Level of Professionally Important Psychological Qualities and the Emotional State of Cadets From Higher Military Educational Institutions

The influence of kettlebell lifting classes on the level of professionally important psychological qualities, emotional state and mental performance of cadets during the studying process was analyzed in this article. The study was attended by cadets from 1st to 5th grades (n=474), who were engaged in the current system of physical training (group A, n = 416), and also of those cadets who during usual studying process were involved in the kettlebell lifting section (group B, n=58). The research was conducted according to the following methods: the test of finding numbers (distribution and volume of attention, emotional stability), the method of operation with numbers (short term and involuntary memory), the «Complex associations» method (peculiarities of thinking), the proofreading Burdon-Anfimov test (concentration of attention, mental performance), the method of Ch. D. Spielberger, J. L. Hanin (situational anxiety), the method of A. Wessman and D. Rick (selfesteem of the emotional state). The best indicators of mental performance and emotional state of group B cadets on the senior courses (p<0.05–0.001) were established, which testifies to the effectiveness of kettlebell lifting exercises.