Comparison between jumping vs. cycling tests of short-term power in elite male handball players: the effect of age
Abstract
The effect of age on the relationship between jumping and cycling short-term power in team handball players was studied. Differences of moderate to large magnitude among the age groups (12.1 to 15 years, 15.1 to 18.0 years, 18.1 to 25.0 and 25.1 to 35.0 years of age) were observed with regards to all variables of the force-velocity test, Wingate anaerobic test and jumping test, in which the older groups had higher scores in all variables than their younger counterparts (p less than 0.05).
Mean power output in Wingate anaerobic test (8.0 +/- 1.0 W/kg) and in Bosco test (29.3 +/- 7.1 W/kg) was highly correlated (r= 0.70, p less than 0.001). The results of the study indicate that both jumping and cycling anaerobic tests provide valuable information on anaerobic performance capacity in athletes of adolescent and adult age.