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J Appl Physiol 75: 1160-1167, 1993;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 75, Issue 3 1160-1167, Copyright © 1993 by American Physiological Society

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The development of aerobic power in young athletes

A. Baxter-Jones, H. Goldstein and P. Helms
Portex Anaesthesia, Intensive Therapy, and Respiratory Medicine Unit, University of London, United Kingdom.

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


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