Perfil antropométrico y fisiológico de atletas puertorriqueños especialistas en carreras pedestres de media y larga distancia
Rivera, M.A.; Lopategui, E.; Brown, A.R.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 84(3): 102-111
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 Document Number: 702997
The purpose of this study was to: 1) review the literature related to anthropometric, metabolic, cardiorespiratory, and neuromuscular variables associated with a successful performance in long distance running events, 2) as illustrative data, describe the body composition, somatotype, cardiorespiratory, metabolic, and neuromuscular characteristics of Puerto Rican long distance runners (female n=3 and mate n=3) to make comparisons with their peers reported in the literature. The subjects were gold medal winners at collegiate, national, and international championships in distances ranging from 1500 m to 42 km. The results were within the range observed for international elite caliber long distance runners, except for the flexibility of the low back and posterior thigh, and strength/endurance of the arms and shoulder girdle musculature (push ups 1 per min). In these two variables remarkable low values were observed.
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