Upper and Lower Body Anerobic Power Comparison between Biathletes and Control Subjects,
Abstract
This study compared power outputs (PO) from both the upper body (UB) and lower body (LB) Wingate tests of anaerobic power between biathletes and control subjects. Ten biathletes (B) selected by the British Ski Federation for potential assignment to the British team and 13 control (C) subjects cranked or pedalled the same Bodyguard ergometer at maximal RPM's for 30s against resistances of 2.94 and 4.41 joules/rev/kg body weight (BW), respectively. PO's were calculated in watts (W) and expressed as peak power (PP, highest 5s interval), mean power (MP, the mean for 30s), and power decrease (PD, difference between PP and lowest 5s PO divided by time). Absolute PP and MP for both UB and LB did not differ between groups. A comparison of PO's made relative to BW showed B to have higher values than C: 11.25 vs 10.25 W/kg for LB PP (p<.01) and 9.21 vs 7.96 W/kg for LB MP (p<.001). Similar PO relationships were found for the UB where PP and MP values were higher for B than C: 7.61 vs 6.76 W/kg (p<.01) and 6.07 vs 4.95 W/kg (p<.001), respectively. Concomitantly, PD was lower in B than C for both the UB (p<.01) and Lb (p<.001). These data show that significant differences exist in the anaerobic performance of aerobically trained athletes compared to subjects who are not highly trained and that these differences are reflected in the musculature of the Ub as well as the legs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA167636
Entities
People
- A. Duggan
- J. F. Patton
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine