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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Vas, Francisco Javier Alves
• Vicho, Gema Barrientos
• Marín, Diego Muñoz
• Ruíz, Francisco Llerena
• García, Sergio López
• Mariño, Marcos Maynar

Titel

Anthropometric changes after 3 months of training in endurance athletes

Ist Teil von

• Motricidade, 2017-01, Vol.13 (1), p.137

Ort / Verlag

Ribeira de Pena: Edições Desafio Singular

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Researchers have indicated that performance in endurance athletes is related to specific physiological parameters (Joyner & Coyle, 2008) as the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max.) (Maldonado-Martin, Mujika & Padilla, 2004) and anthropometric characteristics appropriate (Legaz-Arrese & Eston, 2005). The aim of the study was to determine the changes induced in anthropometric parameters and VO2max in endurance runners after a period of training, and its possible relationship to performance. Before and after of three months of training, abdominal, subscapular, iliac crest, triceps, front thight and medial calf skindfolds were measured at twenty one middle and long distance runners highly trained (age 23±3 years, weight 65.5±7.3 kg, height 177±0.05 m, VO2 max. 68.1±4.6 ml/min/kg) all with at least 4 years of experience and a training volume 105.9±16.8 kms/week; then the subjects performed an incremental test on a treadmill to determine VO2max. There was a significant increase p <0.05 in abdominal and iliac crest skinfold, and decrease p <0.01 in the calf medium skindfold with training. In addition, the maximum speed reached by the subjects in the incremental test performance had a significant increase p <0.01, while the VO2max. had not significance. Improvements in the performance of highly trained in endurance runners appear to be associated with loss fat weight in specific muscle groups in training.