Why the study?
Does age affect anaerobic threshold and mechanical efficiency in trained athletes?
Population
82 athletes including 7 adult male long-distance runners, 17 adolescent male long-distance runners, 8 adult…
Comparison
Treadmill running test in a laboratory setting vs Adult vs young/adolescent athletes
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports similar anaerobic thresholds across ages in athletes; cross-sectional data leave open training duration as confounder for mechanical efficiency.
Does age affect anaerobic threshold and mechanical efficiency in trained athletes?
Mechanical efficiency, but not anaerobic threshold, is lower in young athletes compared to adults, suggesting that age-related physiological differences may be influenced by training duration and fitness status.
Bunc et al. (1986) studied this question.
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