Open AccessStudy of VO2max and body composition in trained soldiers of the army special operations unit
Author(s) -
Mario Terol-Sanchis,
Carlos Elvira,
María José Gomis-Gomis,
Mario Amatria-Jiménez,
José Antonio Pérez Turpín
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
scientific journal of sport and performance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2794-0586
DOI - 10.55860/hjmx3061
Subject(s) - treadmill , zoology , composition (language) , heart rate , body weight , muscle mass , vo2 max , medicine , mathematics , physical therapy , biology , blood pressure , philosophy , linguistics
The objective of this article was to establish comparisons between different special operations units of the army. 91 male subjects (mean ± Standard deviation; age: 33.05 ± 3.28 years; height: 1.77 ± 1.37 m; body weight 79.02 ± 1.59 kg), divided into 4 groups (mountain, diving, UEO and mobility), were evaluated through body composition and stress tests. A bioimpedance test was carried out to determine the different tissues and an incremental treadmill stress test with a gas analyser to establish the different physiological parameters. The results showed significant differences in terms of heart rate (HR) in the different thresholds (ventilatory threshold 1, ventilatory threshold 2 and maximum oxygen consumption) and in the speed reached in these (p .05).