Cardiorespiratory and Rpe Comparisons of the Step Ergometer, Treadmill and Bicycle Ergometer at Maximal and Equivalent Submaximal Workloads

Wheeler, Matt; Ratliff, R. A.

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“…The 14% dierence (both groups combined) in _ V O 2max observed between the initial _ V O 2max on the TBRS and the treadmill in the present study is similar to that reported elsewhere. Ben-Ezra and Verstraete (1988,1991) reported 9% and 7% dierences, respectively, in _ V O 2max measured on the treadmill and a step ergometer, whereas Wheeler and Ratli (1985) reported an 11.7% dierence. Ben-Ezra and Verstraete (1991) suggested that the mass of muscle involved in step ergometry may be less than that used on a treadmill, accounting for the lower _ V O 2max .…”

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Concurrent improvements in cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness in response to total body recumbent stepping in humans

Hass

Garzarella

Hoyos

et al. 2001

European Journal of Applied Physiology

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A group of 26 sedentary adults [mean age 48.4 (SD 6.4) years] were allocated randomly into either a non-exercising control group (CON, n =9) or an exercise group (EX, n = 17) that trained 3 days a week for 12 weeks using a total body recumbent stepper (TBRS). Training intensity and duration progressed from 50% of heart rate reserve maximum (HRRmax) for 20 min to 75% HRRmax for 40 min. Maximal exercise responses were measured during incremental treadmill (TM) and TBRS tests to examine the specificity of the adaptations to training. Muscle strength was measured using a one repetition maximum (1 RM) test for the leg press (LP), chest press (CP), and seated row (SR). Muscle endurance (END) was evaluated for LP, CP, and SR as the number of repetitions achieved before failure when exercising at an intensity of 60% of baseline 1 RM. Body composition was estimated using the sum of seven skinfolds. After training, significant increases (P < 0.05) in maximal oxygen uptake and exercise time were observed in the EX group on both the TM (9.3% and 4.8%, respectively) and TBRS (18.2% and 70.5%, respectively). The TBRS training resulted in significant increases (P < 0.01) in 1 RM and END of the legs, chest, and back, with greater magnitude of improvements observed for END. Furthermore, TBRS training resulted in a significant increase in lean body mass and significant reductions in fat mass and percentage body fat (P<0.01). The CON did not show changes in any measurement (P>0.05). These data indicated concurrent improvements in both cardiovascular and muscle fitness. The greater improvements observed on the TBRS test and in muscle endurance suggest the adaptations are specific to the mode of training.

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Concurrent improvements in cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness in response to total body recumbent stepping in humans

Hass

Garzarella

Hoyos

et al. 2001

European Journal of Applied Physiology

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Step ergometry: is it task-specific training?

Ben-Ezra

Verstraete

1991

Eur J Appl Physiol

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Maximal exercise responses were measured before and after 10 weeks of training in two groups of men, one trained on a treadmill (n = 12) and the other on a step ergometer (n = 9); the groups were pre- and post-tested on both machines to examine the specificity of the training modes. Training for both groups consisted of 3 days week-1, 30 min day-1, progressing to 50 min day-1, at an intensity of 75%-80% heart rate maximum reserve. Pre-training maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) was significantly higher on the treadmill for both groups (X = 8.5%). VO2max increased 6.9% on the treadmill (P less than 0.05) and 6.9% (P greater than 0.05) on the step ergometer after treadmill training. The small increases may be attributed to the specificity of the testing protocols used to elicit VO2max. Significant (P less than 0.01) increases in VO2max were found for both modalities after step-ergometry training (treadmill = 11.8%; step ergometer = 23.2%). These increases resulted in equal post-test VO2max values (4.05 l min-1; 51 ml kg-1 min-1) on the step ergometer and treadmill. The significant increases in VO2max found for both modalities after step-ergometry training shows that (1) step ergometry is an effective training modality, and (2) its effects can be measured on the treadmill and therefore it is not task-specific training.

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Reliability and Validity Characteristics of Cardiorespiratory Responses on the StairMaster 4000PT®

Ryan¹,

Morrow²,

Pivarnik³

1998

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

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Cardiorespiratory and Rpe Comparisons of the Step Ergometer, Treadmill and Bicycle Ergometer at Maximal and Equivalent Submaximal Workloads

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Concurrent improvements in cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness in response to total body recumbent stepping in humans

Concurrent improvements in cardiorespiratory and muscle fitness in response to total body recumbent stepping in humans

Step ergometry: is it task-specific training?

Reliability and Validity Characteristics of Cardiorespiratory Responses on the StairMaster 4000PT®

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