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Keywords
Athletic ability--Physiological aspects; Women athletes--Physiology;
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to determine which resistance loads would elicit maximal values of peak power output (PP), mean power output (MP) and fatigue index (FI) of college-age females. A second purpose was to examine the predictability of certain anthropometric and performance variables on the optimal load used for the Wingate Anaerobic Test. Twenty-one female volunteers, aged 20-27 years, performed a 10-second maximal cranking test, an area of muscle mass assessment of the thigh as well as three 30-second Wingate Anaerobic Power Tests (WAT) using loads of 75, 90 and 105 g/kg. The variables PP (W and W /kg), MP (W and W /kg) and FI were analyzed using a repeated measure ANOV A. A linear regression analysis was used to predict maximal power using the predictor variables. Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to determine associations between all variables. Results of the study indicated females generated higher power outputs at loads greater that 75 g/kg when performing the WAT. Loads of at least 90 g/kg are needed to obtain maximal PP (Wand W/kg) and loads of at least 90 g/kg are needed to generate maximal MP (Wand W/kg). Therefore, the results of this study support the use of one load (90g/kg) to generate maximal PP and MP (Wand W/kg) on the WAT. In addition, three predictive equations were formulated to predict PP output (Wand W/kg) and MP output (W). A significant correlation was found between maximal cranking velocity and maximal PP in watts. Area of muscle mass in the thigh significantly correlated with maximal PP in watts and watts/kg.
Year of Submission
2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Forrest Dolgener
Second Advisor
Kevin Finn
Third Advisor
Sue Joslyn
Date Original
2000
Object Description
1 PDF file (46 leaves)
Copyright
©2000 Corey Steven Crane
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Crane, Corey Steven, "Load Optimization on the Wingate Anaerobic Test With College-Aged Females" (2000). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 1711.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/1711
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