Allometric modelling of peak oxygen uptake in male soccer players of 8–18 years of age

Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) is routinely scaled as mL O2 per kilogram body mass despite theoretical and statistical limitations of using ratios.To examine the contribution of maturity status and body size descriptors to age-associated inter-individual variability in VO2peak and to present static allometric models to normalize VO2peak in male youth soccer players.Total body and estimates of total and regional lean mass were measured with dual...