The effect of body mass and body composition on mean power output in the 30 second Wingate test at five resistance settings /

• Main Author: Lopato, Marisza
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1989
• Subjects: Body composition; Cycling > Physiological aspects; Physical fitness > Testing
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=59408

The purpose was to examine the effect of body mass and body composition on the mean power output in the 30 second Wingate cycling test at five resistance settings. Forty females (X = 22 years), were divided into four groups based on body mass and the sum of five skinfolds. The Wingate test was performed at the resistance settings of 0.075, 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 kp/kg body weight. A 3-way ANOVA (mass, skinfolds, resistance settings) indicated that: (1) mean power (W/kg) was similar for low and high mass groups; (2) the low sum of skinfolds group had a significantly higher (p $<$ 0.02) mean power output than the high sum of skinfolds group; and (3) at resistance settings of 0.080, 0.085, 0.090, and 0.095 (kp/kg) the low sum of skinfolds group had a higher (p $<$ 0.05) mean power score than the high sum of skinfolds group at equivalent resistance settings.