Age-associated Performance Decline and Sex Differences in Olympic Weightlifting.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The rate of decline in physical performance for women is thought to be faster than that for men at any age in the Masters age classes in weightlifting and other sports. We quantified the age-associated decline in Olympic weightlifting separately for women and men and investigated possible impact of perimenopausal years on the performance decline.

Methods

Results from Masters Weightlifting competitions from 1993 to 2018 were compiled from original score sheets and meet results made available by International Weightlifting Federation. Quantile curves were estimated for the age-related performance decline, and confidence intervals (CI) for the fractional performance with reference age 35 yr were calculated. Age-related decline curves were estimated for different pe

SUBMITTER: Huebner M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7028478 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature