RT journal article
T1 Age and Training-Related Changes on Body Composition and Fitness in Male Amateur Cyclists
A1 Alvero-Cruz, José Ramón
A1 García Romero, Jerónimo
A1 Ordóñez Muñoz, Francisco Javier
A1 Mongin, Denis
A1 Correas-Gómez, Lorena
A1 Nikolaidis, Pantelis T.
A1 Knechtle, Beat
A2 Anatomía y Embriología Humana
K1 age-related changes
K1 training
K1 fat mass
K1 BMI
K1 cardiorespiratory fitness
K1 cycling
K1 master athletes
AB Master athletes are considered as a model of healthy aging because they can limit the age-related decline of physiological abilities compared to sedentary individuals. The main objective of this study is to analyze age-related changes and annual training on body composition (BC) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters. The participants in this retrospective cross-sectional study were 176 male cyclists, aged 40-60 years. BC was evaluated through anthropometric measurements and CRF was determined by an incremental cycle ergometer test to exhaustion. A comparative study between age groups was carried out through a one-way ANOVA test and the associations between the variables were assessed by Spearman's correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis to estimate the performance. Training was generally associated with a decrease in both body weight and body fat (p < 0.05). A decrease in resting heart rate was observed as a vagal effect of kilometers cycled per year (p < 0.05). Kilometers cycled per year were associated with an increase in peak power output, which was larger in the master 40 group (p < 0.05) with a non-significant upward in VO(2)max (p > 0.05). In the performance prediction model, the included variables explained 52% of the variance. In summary, the changes induced by age were minimal in BC and negligible in CRF, whereas HR decreased with age. Training load was generally associated with a decrease in body weight, BMI and body fat percentage that was particularly notable in the abdominal skin folds. A decrease in HRrest was observed as a vagal effect due to kilometers cycled per year, and age did not seem to have a significant effect. The annual cycling kilometers were associated with to high PPO that is greater in the M40 group and a non-significant upward trend in VO(2)max.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26511
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26511
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026