Comparative analysis of wingate test rates in elite athletes

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PhD, Associate Professor K.R. Mekhdieva1
PhD, Professor A.V. Zakharova1
M.A. Vladelshchikova1
Postgraduate student V.E. Timokhina1
1Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, Yekaterinburg

Objective of the study was to analyze and compare the Wingate Test rates in elite athletes of different specializations.
Methods and structure of the study. Sampled for the study were the 17-35 year-old elite athletes (n=129) of different specializations: football (n=29), futsal (n=32), cross-country skiing (n=27), mixed martial arts (n=29), track and field athletics (n=3), speed skating (n=3), judo (n=6). The study was conducted according to the standard Wingate test protocol. The subjects ran Monark Ergomedic 894E Peak Bike. Their maximal alactate power and average power rates were determined. 
Results of the study and conclusions. The study revealed statistically significant differences between the maximal alactate power rates in the world-class and Russian mixed martial arts fighters (11.36±1.39 W/kg and 12.22±0.89 W/kg, p<0.05), in the futsal players of different age subgroups (14.13±1.32 W/kg and 14.82±1.1 W/kg, p<0.05). In the subgroups of the skiers of different qualification levels, no statistically significant differences were found (12.98±1.61 W/kg and 13.18±0.59 W/kg, p>0.05). The highest maximal alactate power and speed-strength endurance rates were observed in the speed skaters, futsal and football players (from 14 W/kg to 17.45 W/kg). The average power rates were virtually the same in the athletes of all specializations.

Keywords: Wingate test, elite athletes, maximal alactate power, speed-strength endurance.

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