Running Speeds at Ventilatory Threshold and Maximal Oxygen Consumption Discriminate Futsal Competitive Level

• Autores: Rafael Evangelista Pedro, Vinicius F. Milanez, Daniel A. Boullosa Álvarez, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura
• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 27, Nº. 2, 2013, págs. 514-518
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We tested the hypothesis that maximal oxygen uptake and ventilatory threshold (VT), and their respective speeds (SV[Combining Dot Above]O2max and SVT) could discriminate the competitive level of futsal players. The outfield players of a high-level Brazilian professional futsal team (N = 9; age 22.6 ± 4.2 years; body mass 70.6 ± 6.4 kg; height 174.3 ± 6.0 cm), and a semiprofessional team (N = 11; age 17.2 ± 0.8 years; body mass 70.4 ± 6.5 kg; height 175.0 ± 4.0 cm), volunteered for participation in this study. Subsequently, they were evaluated during an incremental treadmill test for the determination of cardiorespiratory variables, SV[Combining Dot Above]O2max, and SVT. Both teams exhibited a similar body mass and V[Combining Dot Above]O2max (p = 0.542 and p = 0.427), whereas the SV[Combining Dot Above]O2max and the SVT were significantly higher in the professional team (p = 0.001 and p = 0.030, respectively). Additionally, the professional team exhibited both lower HR at VT (p = 0.046) and HRmax (p = 0.002). However, the %HRmax at VT did not differ between groups (p = 0.912). These results remained similar after adjusting for the age differences between groups (p = 0.106). It was concluded that both SV[Combining Dot Above]O2max and SVT were sensitive for detecting differences in the competitive level of futsal players, whereas V[Combining Dot Above]O2max and VT were not.