Ventilatory threshold and maximal oxygen uptake during cycling and running in female triathletes

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Deutscher übersetzter Titel:Ventilatorische Schwelle und maximale Sauerstoffaufnahme beim Radfahren und Laufen von weiblichen Triathleten
Autor:Schneider, D.A.; Pollack, J.
Erschienen in:International journal of sports medicine
Veröffentlicht:12 (1991), 4, S. 379-383, Lit.
Format: Literatur (SPOLIT)
Publikationstyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
Medienart: Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online)
Sprache:Englisch
ISSN:0172-4622, 1439-3964
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-1024698
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Erfassungsnummer:PU199204051236
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Abstract

VO2max and the ventilatory threshold (Tvent) were measured during cycle ergometry (CE) and treadmill running (TR) in a group of 10 highly trained female triathletes. Tvent was defined as the VO2 at which the ventilatory equivalent for oxygen increased without a marked rise in the ventilatory equivalent for carbon dioxide. Female triathletes achieved a significantly higher mean relative VO2max for running (63.6+/-1.2 ml/kg/min) than for cycling (59.9+/-1.3 ml/kg/min). When oxygen uptake measured at the ventilatory threshold was expressed as a percent of VO2max, the mean value obtained for TR (74.0+/-2.0 of VO2max) was significantly greater than that for CE (62.7+/-2.1 of VO2max). This occurred even though the total training time and intensity were similar for the two modes of exercise. Female triathletes had average running and cycling VO2max values that compared favorably with maximal oxygen uptake values previously reported for elite female runners and cyclists, respectively. However, mean running and cycling Tvent values (VO2 at Tvent as VO2max) were lower than recently reported values for single-sport athletes. The physiological variability between the triathletes studied and single-sport athletes may be attributed in part to differences in training distance or intensity, and/or to variations in the number of years of intense training in a specific mode of exercise. It was concluded that these triathletes were well-trained in both running and cycling, but not to the same extend as single-sport athletes. Verf.-Referat