Effects of Body Weight vs. Lean Body Mass on Wingate Anaerobic Test Performance in Endurance Athletes
Int J Sports Med DOI: 10.1055/a-1114-6206The aim of this study was to determine the influence of body weight or lean
body mass-based load on Wingate Anaerobic Test performance in male and
female endurance trained individuals. Thirty-one participants (22 male
cyclists and triathletes and 9 female triathletes) completed two randomized
Wingate Anaerobic Test (body weight and lean body mass loads) in stationary
start. There were no significant differences in power outputs variables
between loads in any group. However, when comparing specific groups within
the sample (e. g. cyclists vs cyclists) medium to large effect sizes
were observed for Relative Mean Power Output (ES=0.53), Relative
Lowest Power (ES=0.99) and Relative Power Muscle Mass
(ES=0.54). Regarding gender differences, male cyclists and
triathletes displayed higher relative and absolute power outputs
(p<0.001) compared to female triathletes regardless of the protocol
used. FI was lower in female triathletes compared to male triathletes and
cyclists in body weight (p<0.001) and lean body mass
(p<0.01) protocols. Body composition and anthropometric
characteristics were similar in male cyclists and triathletes, but there
were differences between genders. These results suggest that using either
body ...
Source: International Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Gal án-Rioja, Miguel Ángel Gonz ález-Mohíno, Fernando Sanders, Dajo Mellado, Jes ús Gonz ález-Ravé, José María Tags: Training & Testing Source Type: research