The development of aerobic power in young athletes

• DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1993.75.3.1160
• Publication Date: 2017-12-21T19:40:08Z
• Authors: A. Baxter-Jones; H. Goldstein; P. Helms
• Keywords: Male; Physical Education and Training; Adolescent; Puberty; Models, Biological; 03 medical and health sciences; Oxygen Consumption; 0302 clinical medicine; Humans; Female; Child; Forecasting; Sports

Previous studies investigating the effects of training in children have been hampered their interpretation by confounding growth and development. We followed development maximal aerobic power (VO2max) 453 athletes drawn from soccer, swimming, gymnastics, tennis. Study design was a mixed longitudinal type with five age cohorts (8, 10, 12, 14 16 yr) for 3 consecutive years. A multilevel regression modeling procedure used to identify independent predictor variables while accounting growth, such as changes body size. When age, height, weight were controlled for, VO2max males significantly increased pubertal status, indicated coefficient value 0.15 l/min being greater than its associated SE 0.07 l/min. Females showed similar pattern, 0.13 +/- l/min, although significant increase (P < 0.05) found latter stages puberty not shown females. Swimmers had highest values 0.001) at all ages.