Open AccessGas Exchange Threshold and V[Combining Dot Above]O2max Testing for Athletes
Author(s) -
Robert W. Pettitt,
Ida E. Clark,
Stacy M. Ebner,
Daniel T. Sedgeman,
Steven R. Murray
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of strength and conditioning research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.569
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1533-4287
pISSN - 1064-8011
DOI - 10.1519/jsc.0b013e31825770d7
Subject(s) - athletes , vo2 max , abandonment (legal) , medicine , physical therapy , political science , heart rate , blood pressure , law
Standardized graded exercise test (GXT) protocols are ineffective for testing endurance athletes. Scientists have called for the abandonment of traditional techniques for corroborating "true" maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max), as measured during a GXT. Instead, a new technique, the verification bout subsequent to the GXT, has emerged for establishing the "true" VO2max. The addition of the verification bout reframes how the GXT should be viewed. In this article, we summarize the methods for developing custom GXT protocols, identifying threshold and interpolating power or outdoor running velocity, and implicating the verification bout.