PMID- 30524302 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1664-042X (Print) IS - 1664-042X (Electronic) IS - 1664-042X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Relationships Between Aerobic and Anaerobic Parameters With Game Technical Performance in Elite Goalball Athletes. PG - 1636 LID - 10.3389/fphys.2018.01636 [doi] LID - 1636 AB - Our aims were to compare physiological parameters from the laboratory environment (LaB) and simulated goalball games (GaM), test relationships between physiological parameters in the laboratory and game technical performance (GTP), and examine the associations between physiological and technical responses during games. Seven elite athletes from the Brazilian National Team performed in LaB environment; (i) an incremental test to determine peak oxygen consumption (O(2PEAK)), its corresponding speed, and peak blood lactate concentration and (ii) submaximal and supramaximal efforts to estimate maximal anaerobic contribution (AnC). In GaM condition, simulated games were also performed to determine physiological responses throughout the game, and to analyze the GTP (number of throws, defenses, recovery, and density of actions). No correlations (unclear) were found between laboratory and games analyses for O(2PEAK) [47.3 (17.2) vs. 25.8 (18.2) mL⋅Kg(-1)⋅min(-1)], peak blood lactate concentrations [10.2 (5.4) vs. 2.0 (0.7) mM], and total AnC [21.0 (14.0) vs. 4.8 (6.1) mL Kg(-1)]. O(2PEAK) in the laboratory condition presented very likely correlations with throw and recovery frequency in games (r = -0.87 and confidence interval [CI] = 0.41; r = -0.90 and CI = 0.35; respectively). Oxygen consumption remained above baseline while blood lactate concentration remained unchanged during the games. The very likely correlation between anaerobic alactic contribution and action density (r = 0.95 and CI = 0.25) highlights the importance of the alactic metabolism. In general, our study demonstrates that goalball can be characterized as a high-intensity intermittent effort, where athlete performance is based on aerobic metabolism predominance while determinant actions are supplied by the anaerobic alactic metabolism. Specifically, higher values of LaB vs. GaM highlighted the need for standardization of specific protocols for goalball evaluation, mainly for the reproduction of ecologically valid values. In addition, O(2PEAK) correlated with recovery frequency in the LaB condition, demonstrating that passive or low-intensity recovery between actions is fundamental to maintain performance. FAU - Alves, Isabella Dos Santos AU - Alves IDS AD - School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Kalva-Filho, Carlos Augusto AU - Kalva-Filho CA AD - Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. FAU - Aquino, Rodrigo AU - Aquino R AD - Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance, Medical School of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. AD - CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. FAU - Travitzki, Leonardo AU - Travitzki L AD - School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Tosim, Alessandro AU - Tosim A AD - National Brazilian Goalball Team, Department of Coaching, Jundiai, Brazil. AD - School of Physical Education, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. FAU - Papoti, Marcelo AU - Papoti M AD - School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. FAU - Morato, Marcio Pereira AU - Morato MP AD - School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181120 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Physiol JT - Frontiers in physiology JID - 101549006 PMC - PMC6256249 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Paralympic sport OT - anaerobic pathway OT - maximal accumulated oxygen deficit OT - peak oxygen consumption OT - performance analysis OT - sport science EDAT- 2018/12/14 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/14 06:01 PMCR- 2018/11/20 CRDT- 2018/12/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/10/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/12/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/14 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphys.2018.01636 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Physiol. 2018 Nov 20;9:1636. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01636. eCollection 2018.