REVUE PUBMED AOUT-SEPTEMBRE 2014 1. Nikolaidis P.T. Maximal heart rate in soccer players: Measured versus age-predicted. Biomed J. 2014 Sep 2. doi: 10.4103/2319-4170.131397. Abstract Background: Although maximal heart rate (HRmax) is widely used to assess...
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REVUE PUBMED AOUT-SEPTEMBRE 2014 1. Nikolaidis P.T. Maximal heart rate in soccer players: Measured versus age-predicted. Biomed J. 2014 Sep 2. doi: 10.4103/2319-4170.131397. Abstract Background: Although maximal heart rate (HRmax) is widely used to assess exercise intensity in sport training, and particularly in soccer, there are limited data with regards to the use of agebased prediction equations of HRmax in soccer players. The aim of this study was to compare the measured-HRmax with two prediction equations (Fox-HRmax = 220 - age and TanakaHRmax = 208 - 0.7 Χ age) in soccer players. Methods: Adolescent (n = 162, 15.8 ± 1.5 years) and adult players (n = 158, 23.4 ± 4.6 years), all members of competitive clubs, voluntarily performed a graded exercise field test (Conconi protocol) to assess HRmax. Results: The measured-HRmax (197.6 ± 9.4 bpm in total, 200.2 ± 7.9 bpm in adolescent players, and 195.0 ± 10.0 bpm in adult players) was explained by the formula HRmax = 212.3 - 0.75 Χ age (r
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