Somatic and functional profiles of members of the Slovak karate team

The exercise load in karate is prevailingly of anaerobic character, the fact of which is evident by the increase in heart frequency and the levels of blood lactate. During competition, the heart frequency achieved the values of 180-199 beats per minute and the level of blood lactate following the competition was 4.5-6.5 mmol/l. The values of lactate were substantially higher during the training unit (at the time of chronometric measurement) when exercise was more intensive 5.8-12.5 mmo/l at the heart frequency of 180-200 or even more beats per minute, than during competition. The aim of this work was to find out the basic morphologic and functional profiles in the representatives of the National Karate Team on the basis of laboratory methods.