Fitness Profiling in Top-Level Youth Sport Climbing; Gender Differences

Q3 Health Professions

Sport Mont Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI:10.26773/smj.220617

Dario Vrdoljak, Barbara Gilić, Dean Kontić

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Abstract

Sport climbers should possess specific anthropometric characteristics and conditioning capacities to reach a top level in this sport. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine gender differences in the fitness status of the top-level youth sport climbers. METHODS: The study was conducted on 20 elite Croatian youth sport climbers (all members of the national team, ten females; 13-18 years of age). The variables included anthropometric status (mass, height, arm span, and body fat percentage), generic- (countermovement- and squat-jump, grip strength), and specific-fitness tests (power slap test and Draga foot lift). RESULTS: Boys were taller than girls (t-test=2.51, p=0.02, moderate effect size (ES)), and had lower body fat percentage (t=- 5.66, p=0.001, very large ES). Boys achieved better results in countermovement- (t=5.39, p=0.001, very large ES) and squat-jump (t=2.19, p=0.04, moderate ES), while there were no gender differences in the specific fitness tests. CONCLUSION: Gender differences were observed in generic but not in specific fitness, which may indicate that climbing is a specific sport that requires and develops specific abilities in a similar way in boys and girls.

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青少年高水平体育攀岩运动的体能特征分析性别差异

运动攀岩者必须具备特定的人体特征和调节能力，才能在这项运动中达到最高水平。目的:本研究的目的是确定青少年高水平体育攀岩运动员健康状况的性别差异。方法:对20名克罗地亚优秀青年运动攀岩运动员(均为国家队成员，10名女性;13-18岁)。变量包括人体测量状态(体重、身高、臂展和体脂百分比)、一般测试(反动作和深蹲跳、握力)和特定体能测试(力量拍打测试和Draga抬脚)。结果:男生身高高于女生(t-检验=2.51,p=0.02，效应量中等)，体脂率低于女生(t=- 5.66, p=0.001，效应量很大)。男生在反动作- (t=5.39, p=0.001，非常大的ES)和深蹲跳(t=2.19, p=0.04，中等的ES)上取得了更好的成绩，而在特定的体能测试上没有性别差异。结论:性别在一般体能上存在差异，但在特定体能上没有差异，这可能表明攀岩是一项特定的运动，男孩和女孩以相似的方式需要和发展特定的能力。

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Sport Mont Health Professions-Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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1.30

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24 weeks

期刊介绍： SM covers all aspects of sports science and medicine; all clinical aspects of exercise, health, and sport; exercise physiology and biophysical investigation of sports performance; sport biomechanics; sports nutrition; rehabilitation, physiotherapy; sports psychology; sport pedagogy, sport history, sport philosophy, sport sociology, sport management; and all aspects of scientific support of the sports coaches from the natural, social and humanistic side.