RT Journal Article
T1 Determinants of flatwater canoeing and kayaking performance: a systematic review
T2 Fattori determinanti la prestazione nelle discipline sportive della canoa canadese e del kayak di acqua piatta: una revisione sistematica
A1 Álvarez Yates, Tania
A1 García García, Óscar
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
K1 2402.05 Constitución del Cuerpo
K1 2406.06 Física Medica
AB INTRODUCTION: Flatwater canoeing is an Olympic sport in which two modalities are differentiated, kayak andcanoe. However, the term “canoeing” is commonly used for both, which can give rise to confusion in the scientificliterature despite the great differences between modalities. Therefore, the aim of this narrative review was to conducta systematic search of the scientific literature concerning canoeing and kayaking individually to highlight the maindeterminants of performance of male and female flatwater paddlers.EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A thorough search up to June 2020 has been conducted in Scopus, Sport Discus and Webof Sciences databases for published literature on male and female flatwater canoeing and kayaking.EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Male high-level kayakers and canoeists share similar mesomorph structures, with low fatpercentages and strong muscled bodies, reporting high values of lean body mass, with kayakers slightly taller thancanoeists. In addition, it has also been reported great levels of aerobic and anaerobic capacity together with a distinguished upper-body strength and muscle thickness, especially in arms and shoulders. Female kayakers follow thesame trend with lower values than males.CONCLUSIONS: Canoeing and kayaking successful performance depends on a combination of anthropometric,physiological, biomechanical, neuromuscular, psychological and nutritional factors which differ among specializedkayak and canoe paddlers due their different paddling motor pattern. Hence, the importance of taking into accountthe specific characteristics and demands of each modality in terms of physical preparation and talent detection offemale and male canoeists and kayakers
PB Medicina Dello Sport
SN 00257826
YR 2021
FD 2021-09
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/7005
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/7005
LA eng
NO Medicina Dello Sport, 74(3): 355-383 (2021)
DS Investigo
RD 20-sep-2024