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KINESIOLOGY & SPORTMEDICINE SECTION
Mihály Sáfrán
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Chemical Technology and
Biotechnology, Budapest, Hungary
Supervisor: Dr. Gábor Szőts, assistant professor
Consultant: Dr. István Györe, head physician
Treadmill Examination of First Class Canoe and Kayak Competitors
Introduction: Being a Hungarian national team canoeist and as a bioengineer I would like to
join my biochemical and physiological studies with the sport that‘s why I choose the exercise
physiological testing of canoe-kayak athletes. The changes in olympic program of canoe
induces a growing demand of the race specialised training methods.
Hypotheses:
1. The competitors from 500 m and 1000 m races have better endurance indicators
(relVO2, running time) than the athletes of 200 m race, because at longer races aerob
pathways have more importance in energy gain.
2. During the 7 weeks of winter base exercises (moderate intensity running, swimming,
strength training) the aerob capacity of the 500 m and 1000 m competitors improves in
a higher rate than that of the 200 m athletes. In senior category athletes are specialised
for a race-distance by their genotype and muscle fiber type. The congenital features
determine the magnitude of the endurance capacity improvement.
Examination methods, participants, conditions: Hungarian national team male kayak and
canoeists (n=26) were examined at two ocassions on treadmill. Firstly, 6 weeks after the end
of the competitive season, secondly 7 weeks later. During this period they underwent a winter
preparatory phase. They ran until total exhaustion („vita maxima‖) and gas exchange, heart
rate and blood lactate levels were measured. Basic statistics and for comparison of the
measured data in the two occassions Student‘s t-test was used (significance level: p