Why the study?
Does a professional basketball training program improve aerobic aptitudes in professional basketball players?
Population
8 professional basketball players
Comparison
Professional basketball training program during… vs Baseline (pre-training)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4.7 +/- 0.7 months
Authors
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May support aerobic adaptations in pro basketball players; leaves open optimal use of ventilatory thresholds for athlete monitoring.
Does a professional basketball training program improve aerobic aptitudes in professional basketball players?
Professional basketball training induces physiological changes similar to typical aerobic training, and the instant of equality of pulmonary gas exchange is a useful tool to quantify these changes.
Laplaud et al. (2004) studied this question.
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