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ANAEROBIC CAPACITY MAY NOT BE DETERMINED BY CRITICAL POWER MODEL IN ELITE TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS |
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Alessandro M. Zagatto1,2  ,
Marcelo Papoti2 and Claudio A. Gobatto2 |
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1Laboratory of Research in Exercise Physiology (LAPEFE), Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande-MS, Brazil. 2Laboratory of Applied Physiology to Sport, UNESP, Rio Claro, Brazil. |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The aim of the present study was to verify the applicability of
anaerobic work capacity (AWC) determined from the critical power model in
elite table tennis players. Eight male international level table tennis
players participated in the study. The tests undertaken were: 1) A critical
frequency test used to determinate the anaerobic work capacity; 2) Wingate
tests were performed using leg and arm ergometers. AWC corresponded to 99.5
± 29.1 table tennis balls. AWC was not related to peak (r = -0.25), mean
(r = -0.02), relative peak (r = -0.49) or relative mean power (r = 0.01),
nor fatigue index (r = -0.52) (Wingate leg ergometer). Similar correlations
for peak (r = -0.34), mean (r = -0.04), relative peak (r = -0.49), relative
mean power (r = -0.14) and peak blood lactate concentration (r = -0.08)
were determined in the Wingate arm ergometer test. Based on these results
the AWC determined by a modified critical power test was not a good index
for measurement of anaerobic capacity in table tennis players.
Key words: Anaerobic capacity, table tennis, critical frequency, Wingate test, lactate. |
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