Anaerobic Energy Production in Highland Young Males from Zakarpattia of Different Somatotypes

The study is dedicated to investigating the characteristics of the development of anaerobic lactate and anaerobic alactate energy supply systems for muscular activity in 17- to 21-year-old highland young males of different somatotypes residing in the mountainous regions of Zakarpattia. All participants had no prior experience in sports. Anaerobic productivity indicators were assessed using cycle ergometer tests. The study employed the 10-second and 30-second Wingate anaerobic tests and the 60-second anaerobic test by Shogy and Cherebetiu. Both absolute and relative values were determined. Somatotype classification was conducted using the Heath-Carter method. For this purpose, height, body mass, skinfold thickness, transverse diameters, and circumferential measurements of specific body parts were recorded.The study established that the most common somatotypes among highland young males in Zakarpattia are mesomorphic, endomesomorphic, mesoectomorphic, ectomorphic, and balanced. Representatives of different somatotypes exhibited significant differences in the power of anaerobic lactate and alactate energy supply processes and in the capacity of anaerobic lactate energy supply processes for muscular activity. Individuals with predominant mesomorphy demonstrated the highest power indicators for anaerobic alactate and lactate productivity, while those with predominant ectomorphy had the lowest values. In terms of anaerobic lactate productivity capacity, individuals with a dominant ectomorphic component showed the highest values, whereas the lowest values were characteristic of individuals with an endomesomorphic somatotype, where endomorphy prevailed. The power of the anaerobic alactate and lactate energy supply systems, in both absolute and relative terms, was highest in representatives of the mesomorphic somatotype. Meanwhile, the absolute capacity of anaerobic lactate productivity was highest in individuals with a mesoectomorphic somatotype, while the relative capacity was highest in representatives of the ectomorphic somatotype.