Abstract

Number of sport activities performance depends mainly on anaerobic power and/or capacity. This is the reason why we have undertaken the study to evaluate anaerobic work capacity of athletes. This study was carried out on 88 male subjects (judo, soccer players, volleyball players, handball players, kayakers, and students). The subjects performed an all-out 30s Test on a Monark bicycle ergometer. The total work output was used to estimate anaerobic capacity. The maximum anaerobic power was estimated using the shortest time of one revolution. Close relationship between the total amount of work and body weight (r = 0.762) was observed. The age of the subjects (15 - 25 years old) influenced neither maximal work nor power output. Among the athletes studied, judo competitors had the highest anaerobic work capacity, the lowest value of work was noted in the group of students. Among the parameters studied, the total work and maximum power have the highest differentiating value. Verf.-Referat