Although maximal exercise load tests are used in the athletic and medical fields, studies on wrestlers are few. To investigate the physiological characteristics of wrestlers, cardiorespiratory responses to symptom-limited maximal exercise loading were...
Although maximal exercise load tests are used in the athletic and medical fields, studies on wrestlers are few. To investigate the physiological characteristics of wrestlers, cardiorespiratory responses to symptom-limited maximal exercise loading were studied by Bruce protocol in 8 wrestlers and in 8 age-matched non-athletes, which served as controls. The inclination of the treadmill was fixed at 6% degree, & the initial velocity of the test was 80m/min.
In the wrestlers, VO₂ max was significantly smaller, and O₂ pulse and AT were significantly larger than those in the controls, but HR max and AT/VO₂ max were essentially similar in both groups. The VO₂ max in the wrestlers was also smaller than that in the other game players. Ventilatory parameters such as RR, VE/M², VE/VO₂, VE/VCO₂, and VT/VC at maximal exercise showed no significant differences between two groups. However, VE/MVV was significantly higher in the wrestlers. These facts suggest that aerobic capacity and ventilatory reserve are diminished in the wrestlers.