Christiano Robles Rodrigues Alves, Leonardo Pasqua, Guilherme Gianinni Artioli, Hamilton Roschel, Marina Solis, Gabriel Tobias, Christian Klansener, Rômulo Bertuzzi, Emerson Franchini, Antonio Herbert Lancha Junior, Bruno Gualano
The purpose of this study was to determine the physiological, anthropometric, performance, and nutritional characteristics of the Brazil Canoe Polo National Team. Ten male canoe polo athletes (age 26.7 ± 4.1 years) performed a battery of tests including assessments of anthropometric parameters, upper-body anaerobic power (Wingate), muscular strength, aerobic power, and nutritional profile. In addition, we characterized heart rate and plasma lactate responses and the temporal pattern of the effort/recovery during a simulated canoe polo match...
2012: Journal of Sports Sciences