Physiological profile of adult long-distance trail runners: variations according to competitive level (national or regional)

dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Rosado, Joana
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Joao P.
dc.contributor.authorSousa-e-Silva, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Daniela C.
dc.contributor.authorMartinho, Diogo
dc.contributor.authorSarmento, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorValente-dos-Santos, Joao
dc.contributor.authorRama, Luis M.
dc.contributor.authorTavares, Oscar M.
dc.contributor.authorConde, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorCastanheira, Joaquim
dc.contributor.authorSoles-Goncalves, Rui
dc.contributor.authorAgostinete, Ricardo R. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorCoelho-e-Silva, Manuel J.
dc.contributor.institutionInst Politecn Coimbra
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Porto
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Coimbra
dc.contributor.institutionFundacao Ciencia & Tecnol
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Lusofona Humanidades & Tecnol
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-10T20:07:54Z
dc.date.available2020-12-10T20:07:54Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-01
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe and identify the importance of different indicators of the aerobic and anaerobic fitness of male ultra-trail runners according to their level of participation (regional or national). Methods: Forty-four male ultra-trail runners were assessed (36.5 +/- 7.2 years). They were classified as regional (n=25) and national (n=19). Wingate test was used to assess the anaerobic pathway. A progressive incremental running test was performed and ventilatory thresholds registered, in parallel to heart rate and lactate concentration at the end of the protocol. Comparison between groups was performed using independent samples t-test. Results: No significant differences were found between outputs derived from Wingate test. For aerobic fitness, while examining absolute values, differences were uniquely significant for the second ventilatory threshold (ultra-trail regional runners: 3.78 +/- 0.32L.min(-1); ultra-trail national runners: 4.03 +/- 0.40L. min(-1) p<0.05). Meantime, when aerobic fitness was expressed per unit of body mass, differences were significant for the second ventilatory threshold (ultra-trail regional runners: 50.75 +/- 6.23mL. kg(-1) .min(-1); ultra-trail national runners: 57.88 +/- 4.64mL.kg(-1).min(-1) p<0.05) and also maximum volume of oxygen (ultra-trail regional runners: 57.33 +/- 7.66mL.kg(-1) .min(-1); ultra-trail national runners: 63.39 +/- 4.26mL.kg(-1).min(-1) p<0.05). Conclusion: This study emphasized the importance of expressing physiological variables derived from running protocols per unit of body mass. Also, the second ventilatory threshold appears to be the best and the only aerobic fitness variable to distinguish between trail runners according to competitive level. Maximal oxygen uptake seems of relative interest to distinguish between long distance runners according to competitive level.en
dc.description.affiliationInst Politecn Coimbra, Escola Super Tecnol Saude Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Porto, Fac Desporto, Porto, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Coimbra, Fac Ciencias Desporto & Educ Fis, Coimbra, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Coimbra, Ctr Invest Desporto & Atividade Fis, Coimbra, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationFundacao Ciencia & Tecnol, Lisbon, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Lusofona Humanidades & Tecnol, Fac Educ Fis & Desporto, Lisbon, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ Fis, Lab Invest Exercicio, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ Fis, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Motricidade, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ Fis, Lab Invest Exercicio, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Educ Fis, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Motricidade, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal
dc.description.sponsorshipIdPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal: SFRH/BD/138608/2018
dc.description.sponsorshipIdPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal: SFRH/BD/136193/2018
dc.description.sponsorshipIdPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, Lisbon, Portugal: SFRH/BD/121441/2016
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5256
dc.identifier.citationEinstein-sao Paulo. Sao Paulo Sp: Inst Israelita Ensino & Pesquisa Albert Einstein, v. 18, 7 p., 2020.
dc.identifier.doi10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO5256
dc.identifier.fileS1679-45082020000100248.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1679-4508
dc.identifier.scieloS1679-45082020000100248
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/197154
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000557374300001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInst Israelita Ensino & Pesquisa Albert Einstein
dc.relation.ispartofEinstein-sao Paulo
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectPhysical exertion/physiology
dc.subjectRunning
dc.subjectExercise test
dc.subjectOxygen consumption
dc.subjectAnaerobic threshold
dc.titlePhysiological profile of adult long-distance trail runners: variations according to competitive level (national or regional)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderInst Israelita Ensino & Pesquisa Albert Einstein
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-8681-0642[6]

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