Assessment of the upper limbs maximum power and the locomotion speed in amputee football players

Nowak, Agnieszka M.; Kwapis, Angela; Kosmol, Andrzej

doi:10.1590/S1980-65742021001221

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Adaptive Sports • Motriz: rev. educ. fis. 27 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742021001221 copy

Assessment of the upper limbs maximum power and the locomotion speed in amputee football players

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Abstract

Aim:

The purpose of the study was to assess upper limbs’ maximum power and locomotion speed among amputee football (amputee soccer) players.

Methods:

The 30-s Wingate Anaerobic test and the 20-m sprint test were performed. Anthropometric measurements and body composition (Body mass index (BMI), percentage of body fat (% BF), and lean body mass (LBM)) were examined.

Results:

BMI significantly differentiated forwards and defenders (p < 0.05). Peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) were related to LBM (p < 0.05), thus defenders reached higher values of PP, in comparison to forwards. % BF and BMI were related to relative mean power (rMP) (p < 0.05). Field position differentiated players in terms of upper limbs’ relative peak power (rPP) in favour of forwards (p < 0.05). Age was a significant factor for speed velocity on 10 m and 20 m (p < 0.05). There was no relationship between upper limbs’ power and locomotion speed.

Conclusion:

Body composition, especially % BF may influence on the anaerobic performance of amputee football players.

Keywords
upper extremities power; amputee soccer; anaerobic performance; lower limb loss; disabled athletes

Variables	Field positions	$\bar{x}$ ± SD	M	Min. - Max.	Test	p
Age [yrs.]	F	23.80 ± 6.83	20.00	17.00-33.00	T	0.109
	D	32.33 ± 8.69	29.50	24.00-47.00
BMI [kg/m²]	F	21.40 ± 1.80	21.65	18.40-23.28	T	0.004*
	D	26.81 ± 2.65	26.30	23.14-31.12
% BF [%]	F	13.18 ± 3.90	12.50	9.50-19.50	T	0.026*
	D	19.78 ± 4.23	18.60	14.70-25.80
LBM [kg]	F	58.66 ± 5.37	61.70	52.50-63.80	T	0.068
	D	67.75 ± 8.47	67.45	53.70-79.60
PP [W]	F	484.00 ± 45.86	474.00	425.00-536.00	T	0.230
	D	565.50 ± 134.08	589.00	363.00-716.00
TimePP [s]	F	8.00 ± 2.70	7.00	6.40-12.80	U	0.054
	D	5.43 ± 1.57	6.00	3.40-7.20
MP [W]	F	349.20 ± 36.81	352.00	305.00-401.00	T	0.538
	D	369.67 ± 62.78	386.50	270.00-424.00
rPP [W/kg]	F	7.16 ± 0.30	7.30	6.80-7.50	T	0.300
	D	6.60 ± 1.10	6.65	5.00-8.00
rMP [W/kg]	F	5.18 ± 0.43	5.10	4.60-5.70	T	0.010*
	D	4.35 ± 0.41	4.35	3.70-5.00
FI [W/s]	F	11.14 ± 1.40	11.30	9.20-13.10	T	0.137
	D	15.12 ± 5.24	16.05	7.40-20.60
5 m [m/s]	F	3.86 ± 0.55	4.15	2.90-4.19	T	0.503
	D	3.66 ± 0.39	3.69	3.01-4.22
10 m [m/s]	F	4.36 ± 0.67	4.52	3.25-4.95	T	0.290
	D	4.00 ± 0.38	3.98	3.48-4.47
20 m [m/s]	F	4.83 ± 0.86	5.06	3.47-5.70	T	0.350
	D	4.44 ± 0.44	4.53	3.90-5.02

Power variables		Speed variables
		5 m [m/s]	10 m [m/s]	20 m [m/s]
PP [W]	r	0.224	0.097	–0.003
TimePP [s]	r	0.037	–0.041	–0.078
MP [W]	r	0.233	0.048	–0.065
rPP [W/kg]	r	0.272	0.170	0.042
rMP [W/kg]	r	0.090	0.024	–0.061
FI [W/s]	r	0.192	0.035	–0.063

Variables		PP [W]	TimePP [s]	MP [W]	rPP [W/kg]	rMP [W/kg]	FI [W/s]	5 m [m/s]	10 m [m/s]	20 m [m/s]
Age [yrs.]	r	0.393	0.039	0.377	0.217	–0.055	0.519	–0.482	–0.664*	–0.669*
BMI [kg/m²]	r	0.594	–0.699*	0.446	–0.304	–0.759*	0.605*	–0.004	–0.120	–0.087
% BF [%]	r	0.425	–0.690*	0.246	–0.399	–0.787*	0.435	–0.047	–0.087	–0.009
LBM [kg]	r	0.880*	–0.589	0.809*	0.121	–0.388	0.812*	0.109	0.013	–0.071

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[1] Associate Editor: Angelina Zanesco, Departamento de Educação Física, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil.