Adult age trends in athletic performances
- 27 September 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Experimental Aging Research
- Vol. 7 (3) , 269-280
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03610738108259810
Abstract
Age trends in [human] male, world-record, track and field performances were examined over the 40-69 yr age range. Five hypotheses were compared with respect to accuracy of prediction of differential age trends across events. The only hypothesis to yield statistically significant predictions was termed that of energy expenditure-supply ratio. This hypothesis predicts performance changes with age to exhibit steeper overall declines for events associated with higher maximal force transmission, relative to the available (anerobic or aerobic) energy supply.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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