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Effect of training on the aerobic power and anaerobic performance of prepubertal girls
Author(s) -
McManus AM,
Armstrong N,
Williams CA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb08912.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anaerobic exercise , training (meteorology) , physical therapy , physics , meteorology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two, three times a week, 8‐week training programmes on the aerobic power and anaerobic performance of 30 prepubescent girls, with a mean age of 9.6 y. Peak oxygen uptake assessed by an incremental discontinuous treadmill test, and peak power in 5 s and mean power over 30 s estimated from a Wingate anaerobic test were used as the criterion measures. Twelve girls trained using a continuous cycle ergometer programme, 11 girls followed a sprint running programme and the control group consisted of 7 girls. Both training groups significantly (p < 0.05) increased their peak oxygen uptake and peak power in 5 s. However, the increases reported here are lower than those generally observed in adolescents following training. The control group demonstrated no significant ( p > 0.05) change in either variable. No significant ( p > 0.05) changes in mean power over 30 s were observed in any group.