Sanjwmai Brahma and Ramesh Chand Yadav
Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education, NERC, Guwahati, India
Pages:195-199
The study aimed to compare the volume of carbon dioxide production and oxygen
consumption among male cricketers and weightlifters while performing brisk walk. The
study involved 20 random male volunteers from weightlifting and cricket sports
specializations. S147 Rapid Response CO2
/O2
Analyzer was used to measure carbon
dioxide production and oxygen consumption and were properly calibrated. Before the
test, participants did warm-up and stretching exercises and fitted with an A505 face
mask. Then they walked in a treadmill with 0-degree inclination for 1.55 km in 15.35
minutes and 6km/hr speed. Data were recorded in Logger Pro 3 software. The study
found that both the cricketers and weightlifters consumed similar amounts of O2V i.e.
with a mean and standard deviation of 3.14±0.15 and 3.13±0.18. And CO2V production
with a mean and standard deviation of 2.24±0.13 and 2.36±0.15, respectively. Both the
mean compared with the help of a t-test and the obtained p-value of CO2V was 0.89 and
the p-value of O2
was 0.08, which means the p-value was more than 0.05. Cricketers
and weightlifters had the same ability for O2
consumption and CO2
production. The
study found that the cricketers and weightlifters consumed same volume of oxygen
and delivered same amount of carbon dioxide during brisk walk in a speed of 6km/hr at
a duration of 15.35 minutes. There were no significant differences between the two
groups.