Evaluation of strength, agility and aerobic capacity in Brazilian football players.

Autor: Raymundo, Ana Carolina Gago, Pernambuco, Carlos Soares, Dias de Oliveira Brum, Rosana, de Castro, Juliana Brandão Pinto, de Oliveira, Flávio Boechat, da Gama, Dirceu Ribeiro Nogueira, de Alkmim Moreira Nunes, Rodolfo, de Souza Vale, Rodrigo Gomes
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Zdroj: Biomedical Human Kinetics; Jan2018, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p25-30, 6p
Abstrakt: Study aim: To evaluate the levels of strength, agility and the maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) between the offensive and defensive teams of football players. Material and methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 20 male Brazilian football players were divided into an offensive group (OG, n = 10, age: 25.50 ± 6.15 years) and a defensive group (DG, n = 10, age: 22.50 ± 5.48 years). We used the dynamometer for back and legs, the shuttle run test, and the Cooper test to evaluate strength, agility and VO2max, respectively. Results: The independent Student t-test showed that the OG was significantly more agile than the DG (p < 0.05). The other variables did not show any statistically significant differences. In the OG there was a strong correlation between agility and VO2max (r = - 0.834, p = 0.003, r² = 0.70). However, in the DG there was a moderate correlation between the same variables (r = - 0.677, p = 0.031, r² = 0.46). This shows that the greater the agility is, the higher is the VO2max. There was no correlation between the variables muscle strength and body fat percentage. Conclusions: The study showed that the OG has a better physical condition than the DG. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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