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Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2015 Volume 143, Issue 7-8, Pages: 423-428
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1508423K
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Parameters of anaerobic physiological profile of elite athletes

Karaba-Jakovljević Dea (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Novi Sad)
Lukač Damir (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Novi Sad)
Grujić Nikola (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Novi Sad)
Drapšin Miodrag (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Novi Sad)
Klašnja Aleksandar (Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Novi Sad)

Introduction. Anaerobic capacity is much less evaluated in literature compared to aerobic component. Anaerobic performance of athletes can be measured using different motoric tests, lasting 20 to 30 seconds, one of them being the Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). Objective. The aim of this study was to determine the work performed and power generated by athletes and non-athletes during a 30-second high intensity exercise, as well as to compare explosive characteristics of subjects using a new parameter of WAnT, named explosive power, or slope of power. Methods. All parameters of anaerobic power were investigated in 152 subjects classed into different groups depending on their physical fitness and sport specialties as follows: non-athletes (n=31), rowers (n=26), volleyball players (n=37), handball players (n=34) and judo players (n=24). The WAnT, as well as basic anthropometric measurements, was administrated to all participants. Results. Values of anaerobic parameters were higher in the group of athletes compared to physically inactive subjects. The highest values of the WAnT parameters were registered in the group of volleyball players (AP=1006 W; relative AP=11.4 W/ kg, AC=19.8 kJ), compared to athletes of other sport disciplines (volleyball, rowing and judo). The new parameter of the WAnT, explosive power, also showed highest values in volleyball players (EP=154 W/s; relative EP=1.74 W/s/kg). These differences were statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion. The results of laboratory tests can provide useful information on improvements in training processes. The new parameter of the WAnT could be implemented in further analyses of explosive characteristics of muscle contraction.

Keywords: anaerobic power, anaerobic capacity, physical activity