Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Aug;26(8):2243-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31823a3c81.
Despite widespread popularity of competitive surfing internationally, very little research has investigated the physiological profile of surf athletes and attempted to identify the relationships between physiological measures and surfing performance. This study determined the peak oxygen uptake (V(O2)peak) from an incremental ramp test and anaerobic power (watts) during a 10-second maximal-paddling burst using a surf paddle-specific modified kayak ergometer, customized with a surfboard and hand paddles. Twenty nationally ranked surf athletes volunteered to participate in the VV(O2)peak test, and 8 also participated in the anaerobic power test. The interrelationships between these components of athletic performance and surfing performance, as assessed by season rank, were determined using Pearsons correlations. We found a significant relationship between anaerobic power and season rank (r = 0.55, p = 0.05). No significant relationship between VV(O2)peak and season rank was found (r = -0.02, p = 0.97). Although correlations do not imply cause and effect, such a finding provides theoretical support for the importance of including anaerobic paddling power in assessment batteries and conditioning practice for surf athletes.
尽管国际上竞争性冲浪运动广受欢迎，但很少有研究调查冲浪运动员的生理特征，并试图确定生理指标与冲浪表现之间的关系。本研究使用冲浪桨专用改良皮艇测功仪，通过递增斜坡测试确定峰值摄氧量（V（O2）峰值），并在 10 秒最大划桨爆发期间使用冲浪桨专用改良皮艇测功仪确定无氧功率（瓦特），该测功仪配备冲浪板和手桨。二十名全国排名冲浪运动员自愿参加 V（O2）峰值测试，其中 8 名还参加了无氧功率测试。使用皮尔逊相关系数确定这些运动表现成分与冲浪表现（以赛季排名评估）之间的相互关系。我们发现无氧功率与赛季排名之间存在显著关系（r = 0.55，p = 0.05）。V（O2）峰值与赛季排名之间没有发现显著关系（r = -0.02，p = 0.97）。虽然相关性并不意味着因果关系，但这一发现为在冲浪运动员的评估电池和训练实践中纳入无氧划桨力量的重要性提供了理论支持。
