scholarly journals Age of peak performance in elite male and female Ironman triathletes competing in Ironman Switzerland, a qualifier for the Ironman world championship, Ironman Hawaii, from 1995 to 2011

Author(s):  
Beat Knechtle ◽  
Rüst ◽  
Knechtle ◽  
Thomas Rosemann ◽  
Romuald Lepers
2016 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 849
Author(s):  
Aldo F. Longo ◽  
Carlos R. Siffredi ◽  
Néstor A. Lentini ◽  
Marcelo L. Cardey ◽  
Gustavo D. Aquilino

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 9 ◽  
pp. 125-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pantelis T Nikolaidis ◽  
Elias Villiger ◽  
Luca P Ardigò ◽  
Zbigniew Waśkiewicz ◽  
Thomas Rosemann ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Gennaro Boccia ◽  
Marco Cardinale ◽  
Paolo Riccardo Brustio

Purpose: This study investigated (1) the transition rate of elite world-class throwers, (2) the age of peak performance in either elite junior and/or elite senior athletes, and (3) if relative age effect (RAE) influences the chance of being considered elite in junior and/or senior category. Methods: The career performance trajectories of 5108 throwers (49.9% females) were extracted from the World Athletics database. The authors identified throwers who had reached the elite level (operationally defined as the World all-time top 50 ranked for each age category) in either junior and/or senior category and calculated the junior-to-senior transition rate. The age of peak performance and the RAE were also investigated. Results: The transition rate at 16 and 18 years of age was 6% and 12% in males and 16% and 24% in females, respectively. Furthermore, elite senior throwers reached their personal best later in life than elite junior throwers. The athletes of both genders considered elite in the junior category showed a large RAE. Interestingly, male athletes who reached the elite level in senior category also showed appreciable RAE. Conclusions: Only a few of the athletes who reach the top 50 in the world at 16 or 18 years of age manage to become elite senior athletes, underlining that success at the beginning of an athletic career does not predict success in the athlete’s senior career. Moreover, data suggest that being relatively older may confer a benefit across the whole career of male throwers.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 139
Author(s):  
Işık Bayraktar ◽  
Tuncay Ors ◽  
Berfin Serdil Örs

It is predicted that athletes can achieve high efficiency levels when training contents are applied within the scope of annual plans prepared on a scientific basis. Annual plans consist of preparation, competition and interim periods. Topics such as determining target competition where the peak performance will be revealed during competition period are examined under periodization title of training science. This study was carried out to determine the variables of the competition seasons of American and European athletes in jumping events and to identify the similarities and differences between the variables. The study group consisted of elite American and European athletes, who had ranked in the top 100 in the world charts of the 2018 season. The differences between athletes were determined by Mann Whitney U-Test. In terms of the number of competition season days, number of days between competitions and final performance value of season, statistically significant differences were found between the athletes in favor of the American male long jumpers and male triple jumpers (p < 0.05). Significant differences were determined between the European and American high jumpers in terms of number of days between competitions in both genders (p < 0.05). In the pole vault event, the total number of competitions participated by both male and female European athletes were higher than total number of competitions participated by American athletes (p < 0.05). As a result, it was thought that the differences determined between the groups such as the number of days between competitions may be due to the differences in the perception of periodization and different coaching educations embraced by continents.


Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 122-124
Author(s):  
Francisco Manuel Argudo Iturriaga

: Este estudio ha perseguido hallar los valores de eficacia en el marco situacional del penalti en waterpolo y analizar la relación entre éstos y la condición de ganador o perdedor. Se registraron todos los penaltis masculinos y femeninos del X Campeonato del Mundo, para su análisis consensuado entre dos especialistas entrenados. Se han evaluado mediante coeficientes las microsituaciones de juego en el penalti con posesión y sin posesión del balón, obteniendo valores de eficacia. Para el tratamiento estadístico se realizó un anova de un solo factor seguido por la prueba de Tukey, revelando diferencias significativas en waterpolo masculino; tomando como referencia un valor de pd».05. Se puede concluir que existen diferencias significativas entre la condición de ganador o perdedor en los doce coeficientes de eficacia en el penalti en waterpolo masculino y en ninguno en waterpolo femenino.Abstract: This study has pursued to find the efficacy values in the situational framework of the penalty in water polo and to analyze the relation between these and the condition of winner or loser. Were registered all the male and female penalties of the X World Championship, for their analysis by consensus between two specialists coached. Coefficients have been evaluated by means of the playing micro-situations in the penalty with and without ball possession, obtaining efficacy values. For the statistical analysis an anova of a single factor followed by the Tukey-test was carried out, revealing significant differences in male water polo; taking as reference a value of pd».05. It can be concluded that exist significant differences among the winner or loser condition in the twelve coefficients of efficacy in the penalty in male water polo and in none in female water polo.


2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 707-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emerson Franchini ◽  
Monica Y. Takito ◽  
Rodrigo M. da Silva ◽  
Seihati A. Shiroma ◽  
Lance Wicks ◽  
...  

Purpose:To determine the optimal interval between competitions for success in the different events of the judo world tour.Methods:A total of 20,916 female and 29,900 male competition participations in the judo world-tour competitions held between January 2009 and December 2015 were analyzed, considering the dependent variable, winning a medal, and the independent variables, levels of competition.Results:There was an increased probability of winning a medal when the interval was in the 10- to 13-wk range for both male and female athletes competing at Grand Prix, Continental-Championship, and World-Championship events, whereas for Grand Slam, only men had an increased probability of winning a medal in this interval range. Furthermore, men had increased probability of podium positions in Continental Championship, World Master, and Olympic Games when the interval was longer than 14 wk.Conclusion:Optimal interval period between successive competitions varies according to competition level and sex; shorter intervals (6–9 wk) were better for female athletes competing at the lowest competition level (Continental Open), but for most of the competitions, the 10- to 13-wk interval was detected as optimal for both male and female athletes (Grand Prix, Continental Championship, and World Championship), whereas for the ranking-based qualified male competitions (ie, Masters and Olympic Games), a longer period (>14 wk) is needed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 1357-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Solberg ◽  
Will G. Hopkins ◽  
Gøran Paulsen ◽  
Thomas A. Haugen

Purpose:To quantify age of peak performance and performance improvements in the years preceding peak age in elite weightlifting and powerlifting athletes using results from powerlifting World Championships in 2003–2017 and weightlifting World Championships and Olympic Games in 1998–2017.Methods:Individual performance trends were derived by fitting a quadratic curve separately to each athlete’s performance and age data. Effects were evaluated using magnitude-based inferences.Results:Peak age (mean [SD]) was 35 (7) y for powerlifters and 26 (3) y for weightlifters, a large most likely substantial difference of 9, ±1 y (mean, 90% confidence limit). Men showed possibly higher peak age than women in weightlifting (0.8, ±0.7 y; small) and a possibly lower peak age in powerlifting (1.3, ±1.8 y; trivial). Peak age of athletes who ever won a medal was very likely less than that of nonmedalists in weightlifting (1.3, ±0.6 y; small), while the difference in powerlifters was trivial but unclear. Five-year improvements prior to peak age were 12% (10%) for powerlifters and 9% (7%) for weightlifters, a small possibly substantial difference (2.9, ±2.1%). Women exhibited possibly greater improvements than men in powerlifting (2.7, ±3.8%; small) and very likely greater in weightlifting (3.5, ±1.6%; small). Medalists possibly improved less than nonmedalists among powerlifters (−1.7, ±2.3%; small), while the difference was likely trivial for weightlifters (2.3, ±1.8%).Conclusion:These novel insights on performance development will be useful for practitioners evaluating strategies for achieving success.


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