Testing Anaerobic Performance

Praagh, Emmanuel Van

doi:10.1002/9780470696255.ch33

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“…Clear rationales and guidelines for the physiological assessment and interpretation of, for example, young people's body composition,244 muscle strength,245 aerobic fitness20 and anaerobic performance246 are well-documented. A body of knowledge on assessing the kinetic responses to rapid changes in exercise intensity is also emerging 247.…”

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International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

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The health, fitness and other advantages of youth sports participation are well recognised. However, there are considerable challenges for all stakeholders involvedespecially youth athletes-in trying to maintain inclusive, sustainable and enjoyable participation and success for all levels of individual athletic achievement. In an effort to advance a more unified, evidence-informed approach to youth athlete development, the IOC critically evaluated the current state of science and practice of youth athlete development and presented recommendations for developing healthy, resilient and capable youth athletes, while providing opportunities for all levels of sport participation and success. The IOC further challenges all youth and other sport governing bodies to embrace and implement these recommended guiding principles.

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Section: Youth Athletic Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

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“…Since motor performance skills are essential components of sport movements, there is an opportunity during childhood to develop a basal level of strength and power in order to provide a strong foundation that can then be augmented with more advanced training strategies as confidence and competence to perform resistance exercise develops over time. Indeed, Van Praagh56 suggested that neuromuscular training methods designed to improve the movement efficiency and muscular coordination of young athletes should begin early in life (5–9 years of age). However, regardless of the starting age, participation in a youth resistance training programmes needs to be an ongoing commitment because training-induced gains in strength and power are impermanent and tend to regress towards untrained control group values during the detraining period 57–59…”

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Citius, Altius, Fortius: beneficial effects of resistance training for young athletes: Narrative review

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The motto of the Olympic Games is Citius, Altius, Fortius which is Latin for 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'. It is a clarion call to all competitors, including the youngest, to engage in training strategies that prepare athletes to be the best in the world. Existing research indicates that various forms of resistance training can elicit performance improvements in young athletes. Stronger young athletes will be better prepared to learn complex movements, master sport tactics, and sustain the demands of training and competition. An integrative training programme grounded in resistance training and motor skill development can optimise a young athlete's potential to maximise their athletic and sporting performance, while reducing the risk of a sports-related injury. Resistance training may be especially important for modern-day young athletes who are more likely to specialise in one sport at an early age at the expense of enhancing general physical fitness and learning diversified sport skills. Structured interventions that include qualified instruction; targeted movement practice; and strength and conditioning activities that are developmentally appropriate, progressive and technique driven are needed to attain a level of athleticism that is consistent with the Olympic motto.

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“…Young people's aerobic and anaerobic performance has been assessed in laboratories for several decades with techniques becoming more refined over time 20 71. Data from thousands of young people are remarkably consistent and the relationship of aerobic and anaerobic performance with age is well-established.…”

Section: Maximal (Or Peak) Aerobic and Anaerobic Performancementioning

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Muscle metabolism changes with age and maturation: How do they relate to youth sport performance?

2015

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Aim: To provide an evidence-based review of muscle metabolism changes with sex-age-and maturation with reference to the development of youth sport performance. Methods:A narrative review of data from both invasive and non-invasive studies, from 1970-2015, founded on personal databases supported with computer searches of PubMed and Google Scholar.Results: Youth sport performance is underpinned by sex-age-and maturation-related changes in muscle metabolism. Investigations of muscle size, structure and metabolism; substrate utilization; pulmonary oxygen uptake kinetics; muscle phosphocreatine kinetics; peak anaerobic and aerobic performance; and fatigue resistance; determined using a range of conventional and emerging techniques present a consistent picture. Age-related changes have been consistently documented but specific and independent maturation-related effects on muscle metabolism during exercise have proved elusive to establish. Children are better equipped for exercise supported primarily by oxidative metabolism than by anaerobic metabolism. Sexual dimorphism is apparent in several physiological variables underpinning youth sport performance. As young people mature there is a progressive but asynchronous transition into an adult metabolic profile. Conclusion:The application of recent developments in technology to the laboratory study of the exercising child and adolescent has both supplemented existing knowledge and provided novel insights into developmental exercise physiology. A sound foundation of laboratorybased knowledge has been established but the lack of rigorously designed child-and sportspecific testing environments has clouded the interpretation of the data in real life situations.The primary challenge remains the translation of laboratory research into the optimisation of youth sports participation and performance. Abstract: 249 wordsText: 3997 words

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Testing Anaerobic Performance

Cited by 20 publications

References 59 publications

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

International Olympic Committee consensus statement on youth athletic development

Citius, Altius, Fortius: beneficial effects of resistance training for young athletes: Narrative review

Muscle metabolism changes with age and maturation: How do they relate to youth sport performance?

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