The effect of body composition on cycling power during an incremental test in young athletes
- Schomoller, A, Schugardt, M, Kotsch, P, and Mayer, F. The effect of body composition on cycling power during an incremental test in young athletes. J Strength Cond Res 35(11): 3225-3231, 2021-As body composition (BC) is a modifiable factor influencing sports performance, it is of interest for athletes and coaches to optimize BC to fulfill the specific physical demands of one sport discipline. The purpose of this study is to test the impact of body fat (BF) and fat-free mass (FFM) on aerobic performance in young athletes. Body composition parameters were evaluated among gender and age groups of young athletes undergoing their mandatory health examination. The maximal power (in Watts per kilogram body mass) of a stepwise incremental ergometer test was compared between 6 BC types: high BF, high FFM, high BF and high FFM, normal BC values, low BF, and low FFM. With increasing age (11-13 vs. 14-16 years) BF decreased and FFM increased in both genders. Both BC parameters, as well as body mass, correlated moderately with performance outputSchomoller, A, Schugardt, M, Kotsch, P, and Mayer, F. The effect of body composition on cycling power during an incremental test in young athletes. J Strength Cond Res 35(11): 3225-3231, 2021-As body composition (BC) is a modifiable factor influencing sports performance, it is of interest for athletes and coaches to optimize BC to fulfill the specific physical demands of one sport discipline. The purpose of this study is to test the impact of body fat (BF) and fat-free mass (FFM) on aerobic performance in young athletes. Body composition parameters were evaluated among gender and age groups of young athletes undergoing their mandatory health examination. The maximal power (in Watts per kilogram body mass) of a stepwise incremental ergometer test was compared between 6 BC types: high BF, high FFM, high BF and high FFM, normal BC values, low BF, and low FFM. With increasing age (11-13 vs. 14-16 years) BF decreased and FFM increased in both genders. Both BC parameters, as well as body mass, correlated moderately with performance output (r = 0.36-0.6). Subjects with high BF or high FFM or both had significantly lower ergometer test results compared with those with low BF and FFM in all age and gender groups (p < 0.05). The finding that high levels of BF and FFM are detrimental for cycle power output is important to consider in disciplines that demand high levels of aerobic and anaerobic performance.…
Author details: | Anne SchomöllerORCiDGND, Monique Schugardt, Peggy KotschGND, Frank MayerORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003271 |
ISSN: | 1064-8011 |
ISSN: | 1533-4287 |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35258270 |
Title of parent work (English): | Journal of strength and conditioning research : the research journal of the NSCA / National Strength & Conditioning Association |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Place of publishing: | Philadelphia |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2020/02/14 |
Publication year: | 2021 |
Release date: | 2023/02/01 |
Tag: | body fat; cycling performance; fat-free mass; youth competitive sport |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 11 |
Number of pages: | 7 |
First page: | 3225 |
Last Page: | 3231 |
Funding institution: | National Institutes of HealthUnited States Department of Health & Human ServicesNational Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; Welcome TrustWellcome Trust; Howard Hughes Medical InstituteHoward Hughes Medical Institute |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Sport- und Gesundheitswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 793 Spiele und Freizeitaktivitäten für drinnen | |
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 796 Sportarten, Sportspiele | |
Peer review: | Referiert |