Laboratory-Based Factors Predicting Skiing Performance in Female and Male Biathletes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4680579 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marko S Laaksonen (0000-0002-5574-8679), Erik Andersson (0000-0003-4433-1218), Malin Jonsson Kårström (0000-0003-1353-7950), Hampus Lindblom, Kerry Mcgawley (0000-0002-1273-6061) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Pages | 99-99 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2624-9367 • E-ISSN: 2624-9367 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fspor.2020.00099 |
| PMID | 33345089 |
| OpenAlex | W3047609440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 40 |
Skiing in biathlon is a high-intensity, intermittent endurance discipline. This study aimed to evaluate the relationships between laboratory-derived physiological variables and skiing performance during a field-based biathlon competition (BC) for female and male biathletes. Fourteen female (23 ± 3 year, V ̇ O2max 56 ± 4 mL·kg-1·min-1) and 14 male (24 ± 4 year, V ̇ O2max 66 ± 3 mL·kg-1·min-1) biathletes performed a submaximal incremental test and a maximal time-trial (TT) using treadmill roller-skiing for the assessment of oxygen uptake at a lactate threshold of 4 mmol·L-1 ( V ̇ O2@4mmol), gross efficiency (GE), aerobic (MRae) and anaerobic (MRan) metabolic rates, peak oxygen consumption ( V ̇ O2peak), anaerobic capacity and TT performance. Field-based skiing performance was assessed during a BC. The TT and BC skiing performances were significantly correlated in both sexes (r = 0.68-0.69, p < 0.01). V ̇ O2peak (31/21%), anaerobic capacity (1/0%), and GE (35/32%) explained 67 and 52% of the variance in BC skiing performance for the females (p < 0.01) and males (p = 0.051), respectively. A second model showed that V ̇ O2@4mmol (30/35%), anaerobic capacity (0/0%) and GE (37/13%) explained 67 and 48% of the variance in BC skiing performance for the females (p < 0.01) and males (p = 0.077), respectively. Results of this study suggest that a high V ̇ O2@4mmol and GE, but not anaerobic capacity, are important for BC skiing performance, especially for females. In addition, a laboratory-based TT could be useful for regular laboratory testing of biathletes due to its relationship with field-based skiing performance in biathlon
Aerobic capacity · Anaerobic exercise · Analysis of variance · Animal science · Biology · Heart rate · Physical therapy · Statistics · Treadmill · VO2 max · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Mathematics · Medicine · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Sports Performance and Training · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |