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Determining the Optimal Workrate for Cycle Ergometer Verification Phase Testing in Males with Obesity
| Content Provider | MDPI |
|---|---|
| Author | Mahoney, Jenny Baughman, Brett Sheard, Ailish Sawyer, Brandon |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of verification phase (VP) testing and a 3 min all-out test to determine critical power (CP) in males with obesity. Nine young adult males with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg·m−2 completed a cycle ergometer ramp-style VO2max test, four randomized VP tests at 80, 90, 100, and 105% of maximum wattage attained during the ramp test, and a 3 min all-out test. There was a significant main effect for VO2max across all five tests (p = 0.049). Individually, 8 of 9 participants attained a higher VO2max (L/min) during a VP test compared to the ramp test. A trend (p = 0.06) was observed for VO2max during the 90% VP test (3.61 ± 0.54 L/min) when compared to the ramp test (3.37 ± 0.39 L/min). A significantly higher VO2max (p = 0.016) was found in the VP tests that occurred below 130% of CP wattage (N = 15, VO2max = 3.76 ± 0.52 L/min) compared to those that were above (N = 21, VO2max = 3.36 ± 0.41 L/min). Our findings suggest submaximal VP tests at 90% may elicit the highest VO2max in males with obesity and there may be merit in using % of CP wattage to determine optimal VP intensity. |
| Starting Page | 30 |
| e-ISSN | 20754663 |
| DOI | 10.3390/sports9020030 |
| Journal | Sports |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-02-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Sports Sport Sciences Maximal Oxygen Uptake True Vo2max Males with Obesity Verification Phase Critical Power |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
