Relationship of Maximal Oxygen Consumption to Various Components of Body Composition

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between active and passive body mass components and maximal aerobic consumption (VO2max) in adult male soccer players.Methods: The study involved seven hundred (700) male soccer players, mean age 25.06 ± 4.41 years (range 18 to 35), divided in six age groups. Body composition was assessed according the anthropometric protocol by Matiegka, and relative muscle mass (MM%), bone (BM%) and fat (BF%) and absolute muscle mass (MMkg), bone (BMkg) and fat (BFkg) components were calculated. The Bruce protocol (incremental multistage treadmill test) was used for the estimation of maximal oxygen consumption.Results: Mean values of body mass components for total sample were as follows: muscle mass (MM%)= 52.75 ± 2.63%, bone mass (BM%)=16.63 ± 1.29% and body fat (BF%)=14.12 ± 1.54%. Mean VO2max was 48.89±5.17 ml/kg/minute. Relative muscle mass (MM%) showed similar values across age different groups (ANOVA: F=2.174; p=0.06) while absolute muscle mass (MMkg) showed tendency of increment with age (ANOVA: F=2.136; p=0.01). Body fat (BFkg and BF%) was statistically higher in the older groups (ANOVA F=3.737; p<0.01; ANOVA F=4.117; p<0.01). Weak positive correlation between VO2 max and muscle component (r=0.243; p<0.001) and a weak negative correlation between VO2max and body fat (r=-0.08;p<0.05) were found.Conclusions: Our results confirm the assumption that subjects with larger muscle mass have greater endurance and higher maximal oxygen consumption compared to subjects with larger body fat component.

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VALIDATION OF A NON-EXERCISE EQUATION AS A MEANS TO PREDICT THE MAXIMAL OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF FIREFIGHTERS USING TWO DIFFERENT MEASURES OF BODY COMPOSITION

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1097/00005768-199905001-01912 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 31 (Supplement) ◽

pp. S375

Author(s):

J. A. Eldridge ◽

L. S. Hale ◽

K. Ketzenberger ◽

D. W. Barnett ◽

T. Forgrave

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Oxygen Consumption ◽

Maximal Oxygen Consumption

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Maximal Treadmill versus Cycle Ergometry Testing in Children: Differences, Reliability, and Variability of Responses

Pediatric Exercise Science ◽

10.1123/pes.7.1.49 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 49-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Kenneth R. Turley ◽

Danette M. Rogers ◽

Kevin M. Harper ◽

Kathleen I. Kujawa ◽

Jack H. Wilmore

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Oxygen Consumption ◽

Total Population ◽

Maximal Oxygen Consumption ◽

Cycle Ergometry ◽

Body Composition Assessment ◽

Cardiorespiratory Responses ◽

Consumption Values ◽

Intraclass Correlations

This study was designed to determine the differing cardiorespiratory responses between maximal treadmill (TM) and cycle (CY) ergometry, and the reliability and variability of these responses in 46 children 7 to 9 years old (23 boys and 23 girls). Two maximal TM and two maximal CY tests were administered, as well as a body composition assessment. The TM resulted in a 9.4%, 11,1%, and 10.2% higher maximal oxygen consumption values (V̇O2, ml·kg−1·min−1) than the CY in boys, girls, and the total population, respectively. Both the TM and the CY proved to be reliable measures of maximal V̇O2 (ml·kg−1·min−1) in both boys and girls, with intraclass correlations ranging from R = .63 to .90. Variability was significantly less (p ≤ .05) on the CY (V̇O2 in L·min−1) than the TM, 4.4% versus 6.2%, respectively.

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