Achievement of Vo sub(2)max Criteria During a Continuous Graded Exercise Test and a Verification Stage Performed by College Athletes

The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of meeting specific Vo sub(2)max criteria and to test the effectiveness of a Vo sub(2)max verification stage in college athletes. Thirty-five subjects completed a continuous graded exercise test (GXT) to volitional exhaustion. The frequency of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of strength and conditioning research 2012-10, Vol.26 (10), p.2648-2654
Hauptverfasser: Mier, C M, Alexander, R P, Mageean, AL
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of meeting specific Vo sub(2)max criteria and to test the effectiveness of a Vo sub(2)max verification stage in college athletes. Thirty-five subjects completed a continuous graded exercise test (GXT) to volitional exhaustion. The frequency of achieving various respiratory exchange ratio (RER) and age-predicted maximum heart rate (HRmax) criteria and a Vo sub(2) plateau within 2 and 2.2 ml times kg super(-1) times min super(-1) (
ISSN:1064-8011