Determination of maximal oxygen consumption of costa rican first division football players during 2008 preseason
The objective of this study was to assess the cardiorespiratory profile (VO2max) of Costa Rican first division football players during preseason and compare VO2max by players’ positions. Methodology: A total of 9 Costa Rican first division football teams were evaluated in this study for a total samp...
| Autores Principales: | Sánchez Ureña, Braulio; Programa Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud, Salas Cabrera, Jorge; Programa Ciencias del Ejercicio y la Salud |
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| Formato: | Artículo |
| Idioma: | Español |
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Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
2011
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http://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/mhsalud/article/view/366 http://hdl.handle.net/11056/4158 |
| Sumario: |
The objective of this study was to assess the cardiorespiratory profile (VO2max) of Costa Rican first division football players during preseason and compare VO2max by players’ positions. Methodology: A total of 9 Costa Rican first division football teams were evaluated in this study for a total sample of 219 professional players ages 20-36 with an average age of 24.64 ± 4.35 years, average body weight of 73.34 kg ± 7.34, and a fat percentage of 9.78 % ± 3.64. In order to evaluate the VO2max of players, the treadmill protocol was used as recommended by Wilmore and Costill (2007). This was a maximal test. Results: an average VO2max of 57.71 ml/kg/min ± 8.8 was found; however, no statistically significant differences were found (p = .752) between positions. Conclusion: there were no differences in VO2max by positions. |
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