The purpose of the present study was to comparison anthropometric and physiological characteristics of elite cycling and karate athletes. 23 elite male athletes (Thirteen cyclists with average and standard deviation age of 26.76 ± 2.52 yr, height 174.84 ± 4.21 cm, body mass 69.03 ± 2.82 kg) and ten karateka (age 24.7 ± 2.35 yr, height 180.3 ± 5.65 cm, body mass 79.05 ± 10.16 kg) were tested at the beginning of the season. cormic index (The ratio sitting height / height), fat percentage (sum of three skinfolds), anaerobic power (Wingate test) and VO2max (Bruce test) were measured. The results were compared between two groups using U Mann- Whitney Test. There were significant difference in VO2max(cyclists 64.69 ml.kg.min, karateka 51.6 ml.kg.min), cormic index(cyclists 53.5%, karateka 52.7%), fat percentage(cyclists 8.48%, karateka 12.87%) and There was no significant difference in anaerobic power(cyclists 844 watt, karateka 939.3 watt) between two groups (p<0.05). We conclude that should be consider training specific for different sports.
