Physiological Profile Analysis of Male and Female Collegiate Basketball and Swimming Teams
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Authors
Kobold, Rhonda L.
Issue Date
1989
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
Physiological profiles of four collegiate athletic teams were
studied. A total of twenty-eight subjects, seven subjects per team,
were tested in four principal areas. The anaerobic characteristics
(anaerobic capacity, anaerobic peak power and blood lactate
concentration) were attained from the Wingate 30-s Anaerobic test.
Body composition was calculated through hydrostatic weighing to
determine percent body fat, lean body mass, and fat mass. Muscular
power was measured via a vertical jump. Aerobic capacity was
measured using a treadmill protocol to attain V02 max (maximal
oxygen consumption per minute of maximal exercise). The results
indicated a surprising difference existed between the physiological
profiles of male and female athletes in regards to V02 max, anaerobic
capacity, and blood lactate concentration. Male basketball players
were found to have the highest V02 max contradicting existing
reports that swimmers, a specifically 'aerobic' sport, would be
substantially higher in aerobic fitness. The anaerobic fitness levels,
in terms of anaerobic capacity and anaerobic peak power, of both
male and female basketball teams was substantially better than that
of the swimming teams. The greatest difference seen between the
four groups was in terms of blood lactate concentration. The
women's basketball team was seen to have the highest tolerance to
lactic acid accumulation.
Description
vii, 49 p.
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Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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