Does Muscle Mass Affect Running Times in Male Long-distance Master Runners?
| Author | Beat Knechtle | en |
| Author | Christoph Alexander Rst | en |
| Author | Patrizia Knechtle | en |
| Author | Thomas Rosemann | en |
| Orcid | Beat Knechtle [0000-0002-2412-9103] | en |
| Issued Date | 2012-11-30 | en |
| Abstract | Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate associations between skeletal muscle mass, body fat and training characteristics with running times in master athletes (age > 35 years) in half-marathon, marathon and ultra-marathon. Methods: We compared skeletal muscle mass, body fat and training characteristics in master half-marathoners (n=103), master marathoners (n=91) and master ultra-marathoners (n=155) and investigated associations between body composition and training characteristics with race times using bi- and multi-variate analyses. Results: After multi-variate analysis, body fat was related to half-marathon (?=0.9, P=0.0003), marathon (?=2.2, P Conclusions: To summarize, body fat and training characteristics, not skeletal muscle mass, were associated with running times in master half-marathoners, master marathoners, and master ultra-marathoners. Master half-marathoners and master marathoners rather rely on a high running speed during training whereas master ultra-marathoners rely on a high running volume during training. The common opinion that skeletal muscle mass affects running performance in master runners needs to be questioned. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34547 | en |
| Keyword | Body Fat | en |
| Keyword | Skinfold Thickness | en |
| Keyword | Anthropometry | en |
| Keyword | Running | en |
| Keyword | Sports | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Does Muscle Mass Affect Running Times in Male Long-distance Master Runners? | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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