Prediction of Maximum Lactate Concentration During an All-Out Anaerobic Test in Elite Ice Hockey Players.

ABSTRACT: The lack of specific on-ice tests to predict maximum lactate concentration limits the ability of coaches to better track and develop their ice hockey players. Thus, this study aimed to develop an equation for indirectly assessing the maximum lactate concentration produced from an all-out on-ice skating effort in elite adolescent ice hockey players. Twenty elite male ice hockey players participated in this study (age = 15.7 ± 1.0 year). The lactate anaerobic skating test (LAST) consisted of skating back and forth on an 18.2 m course at maximal speed with abrupt stops at each end for a total of 6 shuttles (total distance = 218.2 m; average time = 52.0 ± 2.0 s). The oxygen uptake was measured using a portable metabolic analyzer (Cosmed K4b²) and the maximum post-exercise lactate co

SUBMITTER: Allisse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10824297 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature