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The development of aerobic and anaerobic fitness with reference to youth athletes

dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, N
dc.contributor.authorWelsman, J
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-19T10:31:45Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-14
dc.description.abstractPurpose To challenge current conventions in paediatric sport science and use data from recent longitudinal studies to elucidate the development of aerobic and anaerobic ftness, with reference to youth athletes. Methods (1) To critically review the traditional practice of ratio scaling physiological variables with body mass and, (2) to use multiplicative allometric models of longitudinal data, founded on 1053 (550 from boys) determinations of 10–17-yearolds’ peak oxygen uptake (VO2) and 763 (405 from boys) determinations of 11–17-year-olds’ peak power output (PP) and mean power output (MP), to investigate the development of aerobic and anaerobic ftness in youth. Results The statistical assumptions underpinning ratio scaling of physiological variables in youth are seldom met. Multiplicative allometric modelling of longitudinal data has demonstrated that fat free mass (FFM) acting as a surrogate for active muscle mass, is the most powerful morphological infuence on PP, MP, and peak VO2. With FFM appropriately controlled for, age efects remain signifcant but additional, independent efects of maturity status on anaerobic and aerobic ftness are negated. Conclusions Ratio scaling of physiological variables with body mass is fallacious, confounds interpretation of the development of anaerobic and aerobic ftness, and misleads ftness comparisons within and across youth sports. Rigorous evaluation of the development of anaerobic and aerobic ftness in youth requires longitudinal analyses of sex-specifc, concurrent changes in age- and maturation-driven morphological covariates. Age and maturation-driven changes in FFM are essential considerations when evaluating the physiological development of youth athletesen_GB
dc.identifier.citationPublished online 14 August 2020en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s42978-020-00070-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/122546
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherSpringeren_GB
dc.rightsThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.en_GB
dc.subjectAgeen_GB
dc.subjectGrowthen_GB
dc.subjectMaturationen_GB
dc.subjectMultiplicative allometric modellingen_GB
dc.subjectPeak oxygen uptakeen_GB
dc.subjectPeak power outputen_GB
dc.titleThe development of aerobic and anaerobic fitness with reference to youth athletesen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2020-08-19T10:31:45Z
dc.identifier.issn2096-6709
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available from the publisher via the DOI in this record.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Science in Sport and Exerciseen_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-04
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_GB
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-08-14
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2020-08-19T10:30:05Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2020-08-19T10:31:50Z
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