Physiological Aspects of World Elite Competitive German Winter Sport Athletes

Paul Zimmermann, Jan Wüstenfeld, Lukas Zimmermann, Volker Schöffl and Isabelle Schöffl
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Paul Zimmermann: Department of Cardiology, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
Jan Wüstenfeld: Institut of Applied Training Science, Leipzig, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Lukas Zimmermann: Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
Volker Schöffl: Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany
Isabelle Schöffl: Interdisciplinary Center of Sportsmedicine Bamberg, Klinikum Bamberg, 96049 Bamberg, Germany

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: Nine Ski mountaineering (Ski-Mo), ten Nordic-Cross Country (NCC) and twelve world elite biathlon (Bia) athletes were evaluated for cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) performance as the primary aim of our descriptive preliminary report. A multicenter retrospective analysis of CPET data was performed in 31 elite winter sports athletes, which were obtained in 2021 during the annual medical examination. The matched data of the elite winter sports athletes (14 women, 17 male athletes, age: 18–32 years) were compared for different CPET parameters, and athlete’s physique data and sport-specific training schedules. All athletes showed, as estimated in elite winter sport athletes, excellent performance data in the CPET analyses. Significant differences were revealed for VE VT2 (respiratory minute volume at the second ventilatory threshold (VT2)), highest maximum respiratory minute volume (VE maximum ), the indexed ventilatory oxygen uptake (VO 2 ) at VT2 (VO 2 /kg VT2 ), the oxygen pulse at VT2, and the maximum oxygen pulse level between the three professional winter sports disciplines. This report provides new evidence that in different world elite winter sport professionals, significant differences in CPET parameters can be demonstrated, against the background of athlete’s physique as well as training control and frequency.

Keywords: cardiopulmonary exercise testing; ski-mountaineering; biathlon; Nordic-Cross Country; training; athlete physique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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