Physiological and metabolic characteristics of elite tug of war athletes

Objective—To determine the aerobic power (V̇o2max), body composition, strength, muscular power, flexibility, and biochemical profile of an elite international squad of tug of war athletes. Methods—Sixteen male competitors (mean (SEM) age 34 (2) years) were evaluated in a laboratory. For comparative...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of sports medicine 2001-12, Vol.35 (6), p.396-401
Hauptverfasser:	Warrington, G, Ryan, C, Murray, F, Duffy, P, Kirwan, J P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Anatomy & physiology Athletes Back - physiology Body Composition Budgets Exercise Exercise - physiology flexibility Football - physiology Hematologic Tests Hematology Humans Leg - physiology Male Metabolism Muscle, Skeletal - physiology Original Oxygen Consumption - physiology Physical Endurance - physiology Physical fitness Physiological aspects Physiology Pliability power Rugby Sports Sports - physiology Sports medicine strength Training tug of war United Kingdom V̇ o 2 max
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective—To determine the aerobic power (V̇o2max), body composition, strength, muscular power, flexibility, and biochemical profile of an elite international squad of tug of war athletes. Methods—Sixteen male competitors (mean (SEM) age 34 (2) years) were evaluated in a laboratory. For comparative purposes, data were analysed relative to normative data for our centre and to a group of 20 rugby forwards from the Irish international squad. Results—The tug of war participants were lighter (83.6 (3.0) v 104.4 (1.8) kg, p
ISSN:	0306-3674 1473-0480
DOI:	10.1136/bjsm.35.6.396