Maximal oxygen uptake in professional soccer players of a potiguar team comparison between different positions

  • Eduardo Caldas Costa Laboratório de Biociências da Motricidade Humana (LABIMH) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Cardiomex (Clí­nica de Cardiologia e Medicina do Exercí­cio). Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Exercí­cio Fí­sico Aplicado à Reabilitação Cardí­aca e Grupos Especiais da Universidade Gama Filho - UGF
  • Felipe Eduardo Fernandes Guerra Cardiomex (Clí­nica de Cardiologia e Medicina do Exercí­cio)
  • Maria Irany Knackfuss Laboratório de Biociências da Motricidade Humana (LABIMH) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  • Newton Nunes Instituto do Coração - HC-FMUSP - InCor-SP. Programa de Pós-Graduação Lato Sensu em Exercí­cio Fí­sico Aplicado à Reabilitação Cardí­aca e Grupos Especiais da Universidade Gama Filho - UGF
Keywords: Soccer, Maximum oxygen consumption, Ergoespirometry

Abstract

Increasingly in soccer, is used in the aid of technology to improve the performance of athletes. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is one of the main physiological variables involved in this sport because it is in index of physical fitness and can be used as a parameter for exercise prescription. The purpose of this study was to compare the values of VO2max between professional players of different positions from a Potiguar team of soccer. Have been reviewed 36 ergospirometry tests of ABC football club athletes, with age of 26.54 ± 4.51 years, weight 75.95 ± 7.15 kg, height 1.79 ± 0.06 m and body mass index (BMI) of 23.67 ± 1.48 kg/m2 between 2005 and 2007. The athletes were allocated in five groups: goalkeepers (GO); defenders (ZG); full backs (LT); midfielders (MC), and forwards (AT). The results obtained was GO = 50.1 ± 3.04* ml/(kg.min); ZG = 56.85 ± 4.29 ml/(kg.min), LT = 59.21 ± 2.3* ml/(kg.min); MC = 57.18 ± 4.68* ml/(kg.min) and AT = 55.7 ± 5.29 ml/(kg.min). Analyzing the results it was concluded that significant difference in VO2max between GO and LA group was found, also in GO and MC group. Thus, in the studied population, goalkeepers had lower average VO2max, wile full backs and mildfielders showed the best cardiorrespiratory fitness.

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Published
2011-12-10
How to Cite
Costa, E. C., Guerra, F. E. F., Knackfuss, M. I., & Nunes, N. (2011). Maximal oxygen uptake in professional soccer players of a potiguar team comparison between different positions. Brazilian Journal of Exercise Prescription and Physiology, 1(5). Retrieved from https://www.rbpfex.com.br/index.php/rbpfex/article/view/43
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Scientific Articles - Original

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