Maximal oxygen uptake (Vo2max) and running economy normalised to lean body mass
| Present study | Bunc and Psotta7 | Bunc et al24 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth (n = 21) | Senior (n = 24) | Youth (n = 22) | Senior (n = 15) | |
| Data are calculated using lean body mass. Data presented without SD are calculated from mean values of oxygen uptake, lean body mass, and running speed when measuring running economy in the actual papers. | ||||
| *Significantly different from the youth players, p<0.05; **p<0.001. | ||||
| lbm, lean body mass in kg. | ||||
| Age (years) | 14 (0.4) | 24 (2) | 8 (0.1) | 25 (3.4) |
| Lean body mass (kg) | 53.9 (5.4) | 66.9 (6.6) | 22.7 | 70.4 |
| Vo2max | ||||
| litres/min | 3.60 (0.6) | 4.45 (0.5)** | 1.60 (0.14) | 4.80 (0.41) |
| ml/lbm/min | 66.5 (5.9) | 66.6 (5.2) | 70.5 | 68.2 |
| ml/lbm0.72/min | 206 (17) | 216 (11)* | 168 | 224 |
| Running economy | ||||
| ml/lbm/m | 0.34 (0.02) | 0.30 (0.02)** | 0.26 | 0.21 |
| ml/lbm0.60/m | 1.65 (0.04) | 1.65 (0.08) | 0.91 | 1.16 |