The Changes on Creatine Kinase in Response to Aerobic Exercise among Novice and Trained Soccer Players of Different Ages

Abstract

The study was intended to evaluate the creatine kinase responses to exercise among novice and trained soccer players of different ages. Sixty male adolescent soccer players aged 14 and 16 years were selected as participants, of whom thirty of them were trained soccer players and the rest were novice to the sport. The participants were segregated into four groups of fifteen each, namely: junior novice soccer players, senior novice soccer players, junior trained soccer players, and senior trained soccer players. The independent variable confined to this study is aerobic exercise stress testing using Bruce treadmill protocol to evaluate its influence on creatine kinase. The data on creatine kinase was measured at rest and after exercise condition. The data thus collected from novice and trained soccer players of different ages at rest and after exercise condition have been analyzed by three way factorial ANOVA. The finding of the study concludes that there is a statistically significant difference between novice and trained soccer players of different ages at rest and after exercise on creatine kinase.