The aim of this study was to examine the differences of blood lactate
levels in response to incremental exhausting exercise according to gender. 70
men (mean ± SD: age:19.15±0.06 years; height:177.64±6.62 cm and weight: 67.99±6.52
kg) and 30 women (age: 18.98 ± 0.11 years; height:168.51±6.50 cm and weight:
58.16±7.34 kg) aged 18-20 who had similar training history, normal body mass
index values (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) and normal lactate level in
pre-exercise (<2 mmol) were included in this study. A 20 m shuttle test was used to determine
maximal aerobic power. Blood lactate concentrations were taken from the earlobe
before and immediately after the aerobic performance test. The aerobic power
values of males were higher than females as expected. (53.44±2.29 ml.kg-1.dk-1
versus 43.35±4.95 ml.kg-1.dk-1, p<0.001). Although maximal oxygen
consumption values were found higher in males, it was seemed that the lactate
levels were similar between groups after maximal aerobic performance (9.90±1.95
mmol/l vs 9.46±1.69 mmol/l, p=0.28). Our results indicate that, even
if aerobic capacity and exercise performance of males was higher than females,
they have similar blood lactate levels. There was no significant
difference between peak lactate levels of males and females.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Article |
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Publication Date | December 31, 2018 |
Submission Date | October 23, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 2 Issue: 2 |