| （Department of Physical Education，Hunan Business College，Changsha 410205，China） Abstract: Basing his study subject on active weight lifting athletes in China and his criterion on age, the author analyzed segments of excellent ages for weight lifting athletes to reach various athletic levels, pictured the locus of development of excellent weight lifting athletes in China based on his analysis, and revealed the following findings: as shown in the locus of development of excellent weight lifting athletes in China, ages 15-18 is the best age seg-ment for the athletes to become athletes at level one, ages 17-22 is the best age segment for the athletes to become athletes at master level, and at ages 20-25 their competitive capacity has gradually reached the level of athletes at international master level. Furthermore, by analyzing the distribution of ages of excellent weight lifting athletes in China in various training stages, the author proved that the distribution of best age segments of the athletes in vari-ous training stages and the athletes at various levels shows a rational consistency.
Key words: weight lifting athlete；age；athletic level；competitive capacity；China |
