PADDLING PERFORMANCE AND RANKING POSITION IN JUNIOR SURFERS COMPETING AT THE ASSOCIATION OF SURFING PROFESSIONALS: A PILOT STUDY

Abstract

Abstract The aims of this pilot study are on one hand, to evaluate the upper body aerobic characteristics of junior surfers competing at the European branch of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) and on the other, to assess the relationship between the junior surfers' upper body aerobic characteristics and their ranking position. Ten surfers competing at the European junior branch of the ASP took part in the study. The maximal oxygen uptake (VO2MAX), the maximum power output (WMAX), the maximum lactate concentration [La]MAX, the maximum heart rate (HRMAX) and the power output at the intensity where the lactate threshold and the onset of blood lactate accumulation are produced (WLT and WOBLA) were determined during an incremental maximal test in a swim bench ergometer. It was observed a lack of a significant relationship between the ranking position and the parameters at maximal intensity (VO2PEAK, WMAX, HRMAX y [La]MAX). The WLT (W · kg-1) and the WOBLA (W · kg-1) were significantly related to ranking position (r= -0.69, p= 0.02; r= -0.72, p= 0.01, respectively).

Keywords

• umbral de lactato
• intensidades submáximas
• diseño del entrenamiento