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Journal of Physical Education and Sport ® (JPES), 13(1), Art 5, pp.27 - 32, 2013 online ISSN: 2247 - 806X; p-ISSN: 2247 – 8051; ISSN - L = 2247 - 8051 © JPES
Original Article Physiological profile of elite Greek gymnasts DALLAS GEORGE 1, ZACHAROGIANNIS ELIAS 1, PARADISIS GEORGE 1 1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Published online: March 25, 2013 (Accepted for publication January 30, 2013) DOI:10.7752/jpes.2013.01005; Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate physiological characteristics of female and male Greek international artistic gymnasts during pre-competition season. Nine female (mean ± sd: age 16.89 ± 3.62 years, height 150.17 ± 7.06 cm, body mass 46.07 ± 9.26 kg) and eleven male (mean ± sd: age 17.73 ± 1.55 years, height 161.18 ± 6.96 cm, body mass 58.09 ± 8.21 kg) international level artistic gymnasts recruited to participate in this study. They were evaluated for upper limps maximal muscular power, explosive strength of lower limp (vertical jump), maximal power of knee extensors and flexors, flexibility of hamstring and lower back, maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), running speed at VO2max (vVO2 max), running speed at ventilatory threshold (VT), HRmax, maximal blood lactate concentration, maximal alactic leg power (Wingate test) and maximal leg frequency. Females mean %body fat was significantly greater compared with the males (p0.05). On the contrary there was significant difference for female and male gymnasts on mean maximal blood lactate concentration, anaerobic alactic maximal leg power, maximal leg frequency, maximal explosive leg power (vertical jump), knee extensors and flexors power, shoulders flexors and arm extensors (bench press) maximal power, arm pulls, vVO2max, VT, and HRmax (p
