COMPARISON OF NORMALIZED MAXIMUM AEROBIC CAPACITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF SUMO WRESTLERS TO ATHLETES IN COMBAT AND OTHER SPORTS

COMPARISON OF NORMALIZED MAXIMUM AEROBIC CAPACITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF SUMO WRESTLERS TO ATHLETES IN COMBAT AND OTHER SPORTS

Sumo wrestling is unique in combat sport, and in all of sport. We examined the maximum aerobic capacity and body composition of sumo wrestlers and compared them to untrained controls. We also compared "aerobic muscle quality", meaning VO2max normalized to predicted skeletal muscle mass (SM...

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Main Authors: Matthew D. Beekley, Takashi Abe, Masakatsu Kondo, Taishi Midorikawa, Taro Yamauchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Uludag 2006-07-01
Series:Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Subjects:
Oxygen uptake
skeletal muscle mass
fat-free mass
fat mass
Online Access:http://www.jssm.org/combat/1/3/v5combat-3text.php

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