Comparison of Maximal Oxygen Uptake and Anaerobic Threshold in Soccer and Handball Players

Soyal Mehmet,Polat Metin,Aydoğan Sami,Korkmaz Eryılmaz Selcen

doi:10.15561/20755279.2017.0404

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https://doi.org/10.15561/20755279.2017.0404

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Ackground/Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare maximal oxygen uptake and anaerobic threshold values between soccer and handball players. Methods: 10 male professional soccer players and 10 male professional handball players took part in the study. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and anaerobic threshold (AT) were assessed using an incremental treadmill test. AT was estimated noninvasively using the V-slope method. The values of VO2 (ATVO2), heart rate (ATHR), time (ATTIME) and running speed (ATSPEED) corresponding to the AT were identified. AT was recorded as a percentage of VO2max (AT %VO2max) and HRmax (AT %HRmax). Time to exhaustion was determined as the total duration of the test. Results: There were no significant difference between the time to exhaustion(min), HRmax, absolute VO2max (ml min-1) and relative VO2max (ml kg-1min-1) of soccer and handball players compared to each other (p> 0.05). Similarly there were no significant difference between the two groups in the ATSPEED (km h-1), ATTIME (min), ATHR, absolute ATVO2 (ml min-1), relative ATVO2 (ml kg-1min-1), AT %VO2max and AT %HRmax (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Although soccer and handball require different movement patterns, they may exhibit similar aerobic endurance capacity. Hence physiological requirements in both branches may be expected to be similar in relation to training volume and intensity.

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Anaerobic threshold (AT) were assessed using an incremental treadmill test
There were no significant differences between the age, height, body mass and sports ages of soccer players and handball players compared to each other (p > 0.05).There were no significant differences between the two groups in the time to exhaustion(min), HRmax, absolute VO2max and relative VO2max (p > 0.05; Table 2)
In the present study, no significant difference was observed between VO2max and anaerobic threshold (AT) values of professional soccer players and handball players, suggesting that the aerobic endurance levels of soccer and handball players may be similar

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Anaerobic threshold (AT) were assessed using an incremental treadmill test. AT was using the V-slope corresponding to %HRmax). Physiological requirements in both branches may be expected to be similar in relation to training volume and intensity. Team sports such as soccer and handball area complex intermittent game requiring the repetition of high intensity activities with brief recovery periods [1, 2]. The energy requirement is met by anaerobic metabolism during high intensity exercise periods while aerobic metabolism gains importance in order to supply homeostatic conditions at recovery intervals [9,10,11]. Knowing the VO2max and AT values of the athletes may be important in terms of contributing to the understanding the physiological requirements of different sport branches. The purpose of this study was to determine differences in VO2max and AT values of soccer and handball players

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