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Aerobic and anaerobic determinants of repeated sprint ability in team sports athletes

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Gharbi, Zied, Dardouri, Wajdi, Haj-Sassi, Radhouane, Chamari, Karim, Souissi, Nizar·2015·Biology of Sport
DOI 10.5604/20831862.1150302PMC PMC4577558
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The aim of this study was to examine in team sports athletes the relationship between repeated sprint ability (RSA) indices and both aerobic and anaerobic fitness components. Sixteen team-sport players were included (age, 23.4 ± 2.3 years; weight, 71.2 ± 8.3 kg; height, 178 ± 7 cm; body mass index, 22.4 ± 2 kg · m(-2); estimated VO2max, 54.16 ± 3.5 mL · kg(-1) · min(-1)). Subjects were licensed in various team sports: soccer (n = 8), basketball (n = 5), and handball (n = 3). They performed 4 tests: the 20 m multi-stage shuttle run test (MSRT), the 30-s Wingate test (WingT), the Maximal Anaerobic Shuttle Running Test (MASRT), and the RSA test (10 repetitions of 30 m shuttle sprints (15 + 15 m with 180° change of direction) with 30 s passive recovery in between). Pearson's product moment of correlation among the different physical tests was performed. No significant correlations were found between any RSA test indices and WingT. However, negative correlations were found between MASRT and RSA total sprint time (TT) and fatigue index (FI) (r = -0.53, p < 0.05 and r = -0.65, p < 0.01, respectively). No significant relationship between VO2max and RSA peak sprint time (PT) and total sprint time (TT) was found. Nevertheless, VO2max was significantly correlated with the RSA FI (r = -0.57, p < 0.05). In conclusion, aerobic fitness is an important factor influencing the ability to resist fatigue during RSA exercise. Our results highlighted the usefulness of MASRT, in contrast to WingT, as a specific anaerobic testing procedure to identify the anaerobic energy system contribution during RSA.

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  • Repeated Sprint Ability (RSA) is a key fitness component for success in team sports and is characterized by short, maximal-intensity sprints followed by brief recovery periods.

    “Repeated Sprint Ability (RSA) is a key fitness component for success in team sports and is characterized by short, maximal-intensity sprints followed by brief recovery periods1–3.”

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Authors
Gharbi, Z., Dardouri, W., Haj-Sassi, R., Chamari, K., & Souissi, N.
Affiliations
  • University of Gafsa (TN)
  • University of Ha'il (SA)
  • Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital (QA)
  • Centre National de la Médecine et des Sciences des Sports (TN)
Corresponding author
Gharbi, Zied
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Venue
Biology of Sport
Publisher
Index Copernicus
Published
2015-04-23
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
207-212
ISSN
  • 0860-021X (ISSN-L)
  • 2083-1862
DOI
10.5604/20831862.1150302
PMC
PMC4577558
OpenAlex
W2055878155
Cited by
103
References
34
Citations by year
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7.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
cc-by-nc-nd
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  • Biology of Sport (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
Keywords
repeated sprint ability, cardiorespiratory fitness, anaerobic fitness, team sport athletes, VO2max, Wingate test, shuttle run, fatigue index, anaerobic energy system, soccer, basketball, handball

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