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Table
1. Anatomic and maximal aerobic characteristics
of male sumo wrestlers and untrained male controls from the current
study, and combat, aerobic, and
power sport male athletes from previous studies. Notes: Ht = height, Wt = weight, FFM = fat-free mass, pre. SMM = predicted skeletal muscle mass. Country indicates nationality of the athletes. Method indicates modality of VO2max test. Level indicates the competitive status attained by the participants tested. |
|
Sport |
Country |
n |
Height |
Weight |
% fat |
FFM
(kg) |
Pre.
SMM |
VO2max |
VO2max |
VO2max |
Method |
Level |
Reference |
|
Sumo wrestling |
|
8 |
176.6 |
117.0 |
24.0 |
88.9 |
48.2 |
3.60 |
31.1 |
74.8 |
CE |
College |
present study |
|
Untrained |
|
8 |
171.5 |
56.1 |
13.3 |
48.4 |
20.6 |
2.50 |
44.6 |
121.4 |
CE |
College |
present study |
|
Judo |
|
19 |
175.1 |
80.2 |
12.3 |
70.3 |
35.5 |
4.61 |
57.5 |
129.8 |
TM |
National |
|
|
Judo |
|
22 |
174.2 |
75.4 |
9.3 |
68.4 |
34.2 |
4.49 |
59.2 |
131.2 |
TM |
National |
Thomas et al.,
1989 |
|
Karate |
|
7 |
172.9 |
66.3 |
10.7 |
59.2 |
28.0 |
3.81 |
57.5 |
136.4 |
TM |
College |
Imamura et al.,
1998 |
|
Karate |
|
9 |
169.5 |
60.1 |
12.6 |
52.5 |
23.4 |
3.44 |
57.2 |
146.9 |
TM |
College |
Imamura et al.,
1998 |
|
Boxers |
|
8 |
177.1 |
77.4 |
14.5 |
66.1 |
32.6 |
4.45 |
57.5 |
136.3 |
TM |
Elite amateur |
Guidetti et al.,
2002 |
|
Wrestling |
US |
25 |
173.3 |
80.6 |
8.4 |
73.8 |
37.9 |
4.49 |
55.7 |
118.5 |
TM |
Junior World |
Silva et al.,
1981 |
|
Wrestling |
US |
2 |
177.0 |
81.1 |
9.8 |
73.2 |
37.5 |
5.10 |
64.0 |
136.1 |
CE |
NCAA champ |
Fahey et al.,1975 |
|
Kendo |
|
7 |
171.0 |
71.2 |
12.8 |
62.1 |
29.9 |
3.91 |
54.9 |
130.6 |
TM |
College |
Hayashi, 1994 |
|
Football |
US |
32 |
192.4 |
117.0 |
17.9 |
96.0 |
53.0 |
5.30 |
45.3 |
100.0 |
TM |
Professional |
Wilmore et al.,
1976 |
|
Discus throw |
US |
7 |
186.1 |
104.7 |
16.4 |
87.5 |
47.2 |
4.90 |
46.8 |
103.8 |
CE |
World champ |
Fahey et al.,
1975 |
|
Shot put |
US |
5 |
188.2 |
113.0 |
16.8 |
94.0 |
51.6 |
4.80 |
42.5 |
93.0 |
CE |
World champ |
Fahey et al.,
1975 |
|
Basketball |
US |
15 |
200.6 |
96.9 |
9.0 |
86.6 |
46.6 |
4.50 |
46.4 |
96.6 |
TM |
Professional |
Parr et al., 1978 |
|
|
US |
8 |
176.7 |
61.9 |
5.3 |
58.6 |
27.6 |
4.58 |
74.0 |
166.2 |
TM |
Elite amateur |
Pollock, 1977 |
|
Long dist. running |
|
8 |
177.0 |
66.2 |
8.4 |
60.6 |
28.9 |
5.19 |
78.4 |
179.4 |
TM |
National |
Rusko et al.,
1978 |
|
Rowing |
|
9 |
189.7 |
88.7 |
7.3 |
82.2 |
43.6 |
5.51 |
62.5 |
126.3 |
TM |
Olympic |
Novak et al.,
1978 |
|
CC skiing |
|
17 |
174.0 |
69.3 |
10.2 |
62.2 |
30.0 |
5.42 |
78.3 |
180.6 |
TM |
National |
Rusko et al.,
1978 |
|
MD running |
Canadian |
7 |
176.7 |
67.0 |
7.8 |
61.8 |
29.7 |
5.09 |
76.0 |
171.3 |
TM |
National |
Ready, 1984 |
| CE = cycle ergometer, TM = treadmill, CC = cross country, MD = middle distance. |