Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2005
Specific incremental test in elite squash players.
Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Specific incremental field test for aerobic fitness in tennis.British journal of sports medicine · 2006Trial
- A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of the Sport of Squash (1973-2024): Progress, Collaboration, Findings, and Thematic Evolution.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Aerobic capacity and respiratory indices of junior cross-country skiers and biathletes during incremental exercise testing.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of the Field-Based Intermittent Running Fitness Test 30-15 and the Treadmill Multistage Incremental Test for the Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Elite Handball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physiological and Performance Correlates of Squash Physical Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Article
- Gender Differences in Physical Fitness Characteristics in Professional Padel Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Maximal and Submaximal Cardiorespiratory Responses to a Novel Graded Karate Test.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Article
- Minimal Agreement between Internal and External Training Load Metrics across a 2-wk Training Microcycle in Elite Squash.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Article
- On the Use of a Test to Exhaustion Specific to Tennis (TEST) with Ball Hitting by Elite Players.PloS one · 2016Article
- The physiological demands of table tennis: a review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2013Article
- Validity of critical frequency test for measuring table tennis aerobic endurance through specific protocol.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2008Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare cardiorespiratory responses between incremental treadmill (non-specific) and field (sport specific) tests in elite squash players.
methodsSeven elite players (ranked 1 to 25 in their national federation including the World number 1) randomly performed an incremental treadmill test (TT) and a squash specific graded test (ST) to exhaustion. The ST consisted of repeated displacements replicating the game of squash, at increasing speed on the court. In both tests, ventilatory variables and heart rate were determined at the ventilatory threshold, respiratory compensation point, and maximal loads (max).
resultsHeart rate and percentage maximal oxygen uptake (VO2MAX) at the ventilatory threshold and respiratory compensation point were not different between the ST and TT, whereas VO2MAX was higher in the ST than in the TT (63.6 (3.0) v 54.9 (2.5) ml/kg/min; p < 0.001). Time to exhaustion was not different between the ST and TT (1056 (180) v 962 (71) seconds) but correlated with the ranking of the players only in the ST (r = -0.96, p < 0.001).
conclusionsVO2MAX values derived from laboratory testing were not relevant for accurately estimating fitness in elite squash players. So the ST may be used as an additional test for determination of training intensity. Improved training advice for prescribing aerobic exercise or perfecting stroke technique may result from these results.
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