Does a 3-minute all-out test provide suitable measures of exercise intensity at the maximal lactate steady state or peak oxygen uptake for well-trained runners?
2014 (English)In: International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, ISSN 1555-0265, E-ISSN 1555-0273, Vol. 9, no 5, p. 807-812Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
PURPOSE:
To examine whether a 3-min all-out test can be used to obtain accurate values for the maximal lactate steady state (vMLSS) and/or peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) of well-trained runners.
METHODS:
The 15 male volunteers (25 ± 5 y, 181 ± 6 cm, 76 ± 7 kg, VO2peak 69.3 ± 9.5 mL · kg-1 · min-1) performed a ramp test, a 3-min all-out test, and several submaximal 30-min runs at constant paces of vEND (mean velocity during the last 30 s of the 3-min all-out test) itself and vEND +0.2, +0.1, -0.1, -0.2, -0.3, or -0.4 m/s.
RESULTS:
vMLSS and vEND were correlated (r = .69, P = .004), although vMLSS was lower (mean difference: 0.26 ± 0.32 m/s, 95% CI -.44 to -.08 m/s, P = .007, effect size = 0.65). The VO2peak values derived from the ramp and 3-min all-out tests were not correlated (r = .41, P = .12), with a mean difference of 523 ± 1002 mL (95% CI 31 to 1077 mL).
CONCLUSION:
A 3-min all-out test does not provide a suitable measure of vMLSS or VO2peak for well-trained runners.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2014. Vol. 9, no 5, p. 807-812
Keywords [en]
endurance, men, oxygen consumption, running, test
National Category
Sport and Fitness Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-84376DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2013-0265ISI: 000343024500013PubMedID: 24414148Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84908514239OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-84376DiVA, id: diva2:1555884
2014-12-162021-05-192021-05-19Bibliographically approved