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The Difference In Ventilatory Threshold Among Adolescent Males Based On Maturity Status, Dyane Loney
The Difference In Ventilatory Threshold Among Adolescent Males Based On Maturity Status, Dyane Loney
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Previous research has shown an inverse relationship between age and the relative intensity at which ventilatory threshold (VT) occurs in adolescent boys. However, no study has examined the effect of maturity status on VT in the differences in boys from the onset of puberty, adolescents. The purpose of this study was to compare VT among adolescent boys of different maturational groups. Methods: For this study, moderately active adolescent male participants (14 ± 3 y) completed this study. Maturational status of the participants was determined via years from peak height velocity (PHV), which is an estimation of somatic maturity status derived …