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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

The Performance, Physiology and Morphology of Female and Male Olympic-Distance Triathletes.

Paulo J Puccinelli, Claudio A B de Lira, Rodrigo L Vancini, Pantelis T Nikolaidis, Beat Knechtle, Thomas Rosemann, Marilia S Andrade

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Paulo J PuccinelliPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Translacional, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1785-753X
Claudio A B de LiraHuman and Exercise Physiology Division, Faculty of Physical Education and Dance, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-5749-6877
Rodrigo L VanciniCenter of Physical Education and Sports, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória 29075-910, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-1981-1092
Pantelis T NikolaidisSchool of Health and Caring Sciences, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8030-7122
Beat KnechtleMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen and Institute of Primary Care, 9100 St. Gallen, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-2412-9103
Thomas RosemannInstitute of Primary Care, University of Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6436-6306
Marilia S AndradePrograma de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Translacional, Department of Physiology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo 04021-001, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7004-4565

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sex differences in triathlon performance have been decreasing in recent decades and little information is available to explain it. Thirty-nine male and eighteen female amateur triathletes were evaluated for fat mass, lean mass, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max), ventilatory threshold (VT), respiratory compensation point (RCP), and performance in a national Olympic triathlon race. Female athletes presented higher fat mass (p = 0.02, d = 0.84, power = 0.78) and lower lean mass (p < 0.01, d = 3.11, power = 0.99). VO2 max (p < 0.01, d = 1.46, power = 0.99), maximal aerobic velocity (MAV) (p < 0.01, d = 2.05, power = 0.99), velocities in VT (p < 0.01, d = 1.26, power = 0.97), and RCP (p < 0.01, d = 1.53, power = 0.99) were significantly worse in the female group. VT (%VO2 max) (p = 0.012, d = 0.73, power = 0.58) and RCP (%VO2 max) (p = 0.005, d = 0.85, power = 0.89) were higher in the female group. Female athletes presented lower VO2 max value, lower lean mass, and higher fat mass. However, females presented higher values of aerobic endurance (%VO2 max), which can attenuate sex differences in triathlon performance. Coaches and athletes should consider that female athletes can maintain a higher percentage of MAV values than males during the running split to prescribe individual training.

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female athletesports medicinesports physiologytriathlonVO2 max

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