The Relationship Between Aerobic Capacity, Lactate Clearance, and Heart Rate Recovery in Ice Hockey Players

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app151910310" target="_blank" >10.3390/app151910310</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The Relationship Between Aerobic Capacity, Lactate Clearance, and Heart Rate Recovery in Ice Hockey Players

Original language description

This study investigated the influence of aerobic capacity on lactate clearance rate and heart rate recovery during ice hockey matches. Considering the growing intensity and anaerobic demands of modern ice hockey, the ability to recover quickly between high-intensity shifts is essential for optimal performance. Thirty-eight amateur ice hockey players (age: 35 +/- 5 years; VO(2)max: 48.93 +/- 3.88 mL&lt;middle dot&gt;min(-1)&lt;middle dot&gt;kg(-1)) from the Silesian Amateur Hockey League underwent laboratory ramp tests to determine VO(2)max, followed by on-ice repeated sprint tests and heart rate monitoring during matches. The results demonstrated significant positive correlations between VO(2)max and lactate clearance (Delta La4-8min [mmol/L]= 2.55 +/- 0.58 mmol&lt;middle dot&gt;L-1; rho = 0.545; p &lt; 0.001), as well as heart rate recovery (Delta%HRmax = 25.88 +/- 2.09%; rho = 0.682; p &lt; 0.001). Players with higher VO(2)max exhibited a faster reduction in heart rate during recovery periods between shifts and maintained better sprint performance (rho = -0.877; p &lt; 0.001). These findings confirm that higher aerobic capacity enhances both metabolic and autonomic recovery processes, enabling players to sustain high-intensity efforts more effectively during the game. The study highlights the importance of developing aerobic fitness in hockey training to improve recovery efficiency and match performance.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Sciences

ISSN

2076-3417

e-ISSN

2076-3417

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

19

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

10310

UT code for WoS article

001594594400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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