Maximal oxygen consumption in national elite triathletes that train in high altitude

• Autores: Gilberto C. González Parra, Rigoberto Mora, Bernhard Hoeger
• Localización: Journal of Human Sport and Exercise: JHSE, ISSN-e 1988-5202, Vol. 8, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 342-349
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.4100/jhse.2012.82.03
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El consumo máximo de oxígeno en triatletas de élite nacionales que entrenan en la altura
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  • español

    Triathlon es considerado un deporte de resistencia, compuesto por las disciplinas individuales de natación, ciclismo y carrera, que generalmente se completan en este orden secuencial. Se ha sugerido que el rendimiento de triatlón se puede predecir por consumo máximo de oxígeno (VO 2 máx). Sin embargo, también se ha sugerido que algunas variables tales músculos edad, sexo, condición física, entrenamiento y ventilador pueden afectar el VO 2 máx. Es el objetivo de esta investigación para medir y analizar el VO 2 máx de 6 triatletas de élite nacionales y un triatleta nacional juvenil, con una larga experiencia, la formación en una ciudad de altitud alta (1650m). Comparamos VO 2 máx para los grupos femeninos y masculinos. Encontramos diferencias en los VO 2 max valores para estos grupos. Además, también encontramos altos valores de VO 2 máx para estos jóvenes triatletas de élite a pesar de su corta edad relativa, pero la edad deportiva de largo.

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    Triathlon is considered an endurance sport composed by the individual disciplines of swimming, cycling and running which are generally completed in this sequential order. It has been suggested that triathlon performance can be predicted by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max). However, it has also been suggested that some variables such age, gender, fitness, training and ventilator muscles may affect VO2max. It is the aim of this research to measure and analyze the VO2max of 6 national elite triathletes and one national juvenile triathlete, with long experience, training in a high altitude city (1650m). We compare VO2max for female and male groups. We found differences in the VO2max values for these groups. Additionally, we also found high values of VO2max for these young elite triathletes despite their relative short age, but long sport age.

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