ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2013
The verification phase and reliability of physiological parameters in peak testing of elite wheelchair athletes.
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- Comparison of constant load exercise intensity for verification of maximal oxygen uptake following a graded exercise test in older adults.Physiological reports · 2021Article
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- Defining accelerometer cut-points for different intensity levels in motor-complete spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2020Article
- Effects of different increments in workload and duration on peak physiological responses during seated upper-body poling.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
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- Intensity of physical activity as a percentage of peak oxygen uptake, heart rate and Borg RPE in motor-complete para- and tetraplegia.PloS one · 2019Article
- Comparison of peak oxygen uptake and exercise efficiency between upper-body poling and arm crank ergometry in trained paraplegic and able-bodied participants.European journal of applied physiology · 2018Article
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- Examination of gas exchange and blood lactate thresholds in Paralympic athletes during upper-body poling.PloS one · 2018Article
- The Maximal Oxygen Uptake Verification Phase: a Light at the End of the Tunnel?Sports medicine - open · 2017Review
- Comparison of Aerobic Performance Testing Protocols in Elite Male Wheelchair Basketball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2017Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was (1) to examine the value of a verification phase (VER) in a peak testing protocol and (2) to assess the reliability of peak physiological variables in wheelchair athletes. On two separate days, eight tetraplegic (TETRA), eight paraplegic (PARA) and eight non-spinal cord-injured (NON-SCI) athletes performed treadmill ergometry, consisting of a graded exercise test to exhaustion (GXT) followed by a VER. Peak oxygen uptake (.VO2peak) was compared (1) between GXT and VER and (2) between test days. .VO2peak did not differ between GXT and VER (P = 0.27), and coefficients of variation between GXT and VER were in the range of 2.9 and 6.4 % for all subgroups. Coefficients of variation of .VO2peak between test days were 9.3 % (TETRA), 4.5 % (PARA) and 3.3 % (NON-SCI). It is therefore concluded that whilst a VER can be used for a more robust determination of .VO2peak, a deviation of up to ~6 % between GXT and VER should be considered as acceptable. For between-day analyses, relatively large changes in .VO2peak are required to confirm "true" differences, especially in TETRA athletes. This may be due to their lower aerobic capacity, which results in a larger relative variation compared with the other subgroups.
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