Critical velocity in swimmers of different ages
BACKGROUND: In swimming one of the most employed training speed among coaches is the non-invasive theoretical critical velocity (TCV) defined as the velocity that can be maintained continuously without exhaustion.
METHODS: We calculated the 4 mmol/L lactate critical velocity (MCV) in a group of swimmers of different ages (young, elite and master), and compared results to the predicted TCV defined starting from the 200 and 400 m freestyle best seasonal performances. A steady-state test consisted in 20 repetitions of 100 m each was performed to study the effect of the imposed MCV in the three athletes` categories.
RESULTS: TCV mean values resulted slightly higher than MCV mean values. A strong correlation between TCV and MCV was found considering the whole sample (r=0.96, P<0.001), the Masters (r=0.97, P<0.001) and the Elite (r=0.93, P<0.01). Lactate concentration of the three groups after the steady-state test was 4.2 mmol/L, 3.3 mmol/L and 4.9 mmol/L respectively for young, elite and master groups.
CONCLUSIONS: TCV is a reliable, practical and quick parameter that well approximate the anaerobic threshold pace. MCV underestimated the fixed 4 mmol/L lactate threshold pace in the elite swimmers and overestimate it in the master swimmers. Further investigation is needed to understand more in detail TCV applicability for athletes of different ages.
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Aiheet: | uinti aerobinen-anaerobinen kynnys nopeus parametri harjoittelun ohjaus suhde ikä |
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Aihealueet: | kestävyys urheilu |
Tagging: | kritische Geschwindigkeit |
DOI: | 10.23736/S0022-4707.17.07570-3 |
Julkaisussa: | The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness |
Julkaistu: |
2019
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Vuosikerta: | 58 |
Numero: | 10 |
Sivuja: | 1398-1402 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | kehittynyt |