Maximal aerobic and anaerobic muscular power in football players.

Abstract

The maximal aerobic muscular power (VO2max) and the anaerobic muscular power max Wpmax) have been measured on 95 fully trained foot-ball players (soccer), from 14 to 16 years of age. These have on the average a maximal "anaerobic" muscular power significantly higher than non-athletic subjects of the same age: on the contrary the maximal "aerobic" power between the two groups does not differ significantly. Differences found beween the players may be related to the different types of performance.