title: [BODY COMPOSITION PARAMETERS AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER IN RECREATIONAL CYCLISTS].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  the aim of this study is to relate body composition parameters on performance in recreational cyclists using fat mass (MG), total muscle mass (MM) and the appendix of the lower extremity (MMEI) with maximal aerobic power (PAM).
  
  
  METHODS
  11 male cyclists (27.7 ± 4.5 years; 72.4 ± 12.4 kg; 173.2 ± 6.7 cm.) were recruited. The anthropometric measurements were performed according to the protocols of the International Society for the Advancement of Kineanthropometry (ISAK) and testing of PAM were held following a ramp protocol, which began with an initial load of 150 W and then increments 30 W at 1-minute intervals until exhaustion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  there is dependence between variables and the VO2max MG that correlate negatively and significantly (p < 0.05). MM respect to variables and the VO2max significantly negatively correlated (p < 0.05). In correlation with the PAM, MMEI it can be seen a positive and significant correlation (p < 0.01) indicating that individuals who have greater muscle component in the lower limbs (EEII) are able to generate more power.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  we conclude that the results obtained, both the MG and the MM are not a good reference as performance parameters regarding the VAM. The MMEI was the only parameter that showed a positive relationship as a marker of performance in recreational cyclists.
authors.affiliation: Club Deportivo Universidad Católica - CDUC.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Patricio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siegel-Tike
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad San Sebastián.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosales-Soto
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, Universidad San Sebastián. Laboratorio de Ciencias de la Actividad Física, el Deporte y la Salud, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, USACH.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Herrera Valenzuela
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad San Sebastián.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Samuél
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Durán Agüero
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Filosofía y Educación Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile.. grosales@ug.uchile.cl.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yáñez Sepúlveda
mesh_terms: D050154:Adiposity / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult