Title
Anthropometric characteristics and aerobic capacity among players of the U-22 Peruvian Football Team, 2015
Other title
Características antropométricas y capacidad aeróbica de los jugadores de la Selección Peruana de Fútbol sub-22, 2015
Date Issued
08 December 2019
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Sociedad espanola de dietetica
Abstract
Background: Aerobic capacity (VO2max) can influence sports performance. During the last decades, the Peruvian National Football Team has achieved irregular results in international competitions. This may be influenced by the aerobic capacity of its soccer players. Objective: To describe the aerobic capacity and anthropometric measures of the u22 Men’s National Football Team of Peru, 2015. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study in professional soccer players of the u22 Peruvian National Football Team, 2015. We evaluated their aerobic capacity through the direct measurement of the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) using treadmill testing. Anthropometric measures were assessed by a level 3 ISAK-certified antrhopometrist (accredited by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry). We also evaluated the correlation between the VO2max and anthropometric measures. Results: We evaluated 24/25 soccer players from the team; the median age was 20 years. The median VO2max was 65.5 mlO2/kg/min [range: 58.5-76.6]. The sample’s median body mass index was 24.2 Kg/m2 [range: 20.8-25.6], the median relative muscle mass was 47.6% [range: 42.9-51.5] and the median relative adiposity, 25.9% [range: 20.5-32.7]. We found the VO2max to be positively correlated with the relative muscle mass (Spearman’s Rho=0.65; p<0.001) and negatively correlated with relative adiposity (Spearman’s Rho=0.48; p=0.018). Conclusions: Median aerobic capacity of the u22 Peruvian National Football Team soccer players was high and it was positively correlated with the relative muscle mass and negatively correlated with relative adiposity.
Start page
104
End page
108
Volume
39
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85091119968
Source
Nutricion Clinica y Dietetica Hospitalaria
ISSN of the container
02116057
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