%0 Journal Article
%T INTERMITTENT VERSUS CONTINUOUS INCREMENTAL FIELD TESTS: ARE MAXIMAL VARIABLES INTERCHANGEABLE?
%A Lorival J. Carminatti
%A Carlos A. P. Possamai
%A Marcelo de Moraes
%A Juliano F. da Silva
%J Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
%D 2013
%I University of Uludag
%X The aim of the present study was to compare physiological responses derived from an incremental progressive field test with a constant speed test i.e. intermittent versus continuous protocol. Two progressive maximum tests (Carminatti`s test (T-CAR) and the Vameval test (T-VAM)), characterized by increasing speed were used. T-CAR is an intermittent incremental test, performed as shuttle runs; while T-VAM is a continuous incremental test performed on an athletic track. Eighteen physically active, healthy young subjects (21.9 ¡À 2.0 years; 76.5 ¡À 8.6 kg, 1.78 ¡À 0.08 m, 11.2 ¡À 5.4% body fat), volunteered for this study. Subjects performed four different maximum test sessions conducted in the field: two incremental tests and two time to exhaustion tests (TTE) at peak test velocities (PV). No significant differences were found for PV (T-CAR = 15.6 ¡À 1.2; T-VAM = 15.5 ¡À 1.3 km¡¤h-1) and maximal HR (T-CAR = 195 ¡À 11; T- VAM = 194 ¡À 14 bpm). During TTE, there were no significant differences for HR (TTET-CAR and TTET-VAM = 192 ¡À 12 bpm). However, there was a significant difference in TTE (p = 0.04) (TTET-CAR = 379 ¡À 84, TTET-VAM = 338 ¡À 58 s) with a low correlation (r = 0.41). The blood lactate concentration measured at the end of the TTE tests, showed no significant difference (TTET-CAR = 13.2 ¡À 2.4 vs. TTET-VAM = 12.9 ¡À 2.4 mmol¡¤l-1). Based on the present findings, it is suggested that the maximal variables derived from T-CAR and T-VAM can be interchangeable in the design of training programs.
%K Peak velocity
%K field test
%K aerobic evaluation
%K continuous versus intermittent exercise testing
%K exercise prescription
%U http://www.jssm.org/vol12/n1/23/v12n1-23text.php