Aerobic and anaerobic contribution to Wingate test performance in sprint and middle-distance runners

Abstract

We investigated the aerobic and anaerobic contributions to performance during the Wingate test in sprint and middle-distance runners and whether they were related to the peak aerobic and anaerobic performances determined by two commonly used tests: the force-velocity test and an incremental aerobic exercise test. A group of 14 male competitive runners participated: 7 sprinters, aged 20.7 (SEM 1.3) years, competing in 50, 100 and 200-m events and 7 middle-distance runners, aged 20.0 (SEM 1.0) years, competing in 800, 1,000 and 1,500 m-events. The oxygen uptake (VO2) was recorded breath-by-breath during the test (30 s) and during the first 20 s of recovery. Blood samples for venous plasma lactate concentrations were drawn at rest before the start of the test and during the 20-min recovery period. During the Wingate test mean power (W) was determined and three values of mechanical efficiency, one individual and two arbitrary, 16% and 25%, were used to calculate the contributions of work by aerobic (Waer,ind,16%,25%) and anaerobic (Wan,ind,16%,25%) processes. Peak anaerobic power (Wan,peak) was estimated by the force-velocity test and maximal aerobic energy expenditure (Waer,peak) was determined during an incremental aerobic exercise test. During the Wingate test, the middle-distance runners had a significantly greater VO2 than the sprinters (P < 0.001), who had significantly greater venous plasma lactate concentrations (P < 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Validity of the RAST for evaluating anaerobic power performance as compared to Wingate test in cycling athletes

“…Another type of information referred to the lactate peak which was obtained at the 8 th minute of recovery in the two protocols. This fact corroborated studies that used these tests to induce hyperlactemia (Granier, Mercier, Mercier, Anselme & Prefaut, 1995;Millet & Lepers, 2004). There is evidence that maximum HR response is higher in field tests than in laboratory tests (Reza & Rastegar, 2012).…”

Pulmonary O2 uptake on-kinetics in sprint- and endurance-trained athletes

“…This is similar to that reported by Kilding et al (2005) for endurance runners tested on a motorized treadmill (~59 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 ), but somewhat lower than that reported by Koppo et al (2004a) for elite cyclists performing cycle ergometer exercise (~67 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 ). The SPT athletes had relative _ V O 2 peak values of approximately 47 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 , slightly higher than those previously reported for age-matched subjects who were not specifically trained (i.e., 41-45 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 ; Jones and Carter 2004;Koppo et al 2004a), but somewhat lower than those reported previously by Fukuoka et al (1995) for American football players (53 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 ) and by Granier et al (1995) for track sprint runners (52 mLÁkg -1 Ámin -1 ). The % _ V O 2 peak at the estimated LT was lower in both our SPT and ENT athletes than has been reported in earlier studies (Schneider et al 1990;Fukuoka et al 1995).…”

Maximal intermittent cycling exercise: effects of recovery duration and gender

“…Conversely, during longer sprints (30-s Wingate test), women have been shown to exhibit a lower decrease in P peak (14,15). However, during the Wingate test, aerobic contribution averages at least 25% (20), and a greater aerobic contribution to the total energy supply has been observed in women (24).…”