The purpose of this study was to determine whether assigned loads for the Wingate anaerobic cycle ergometer test (WAnT) test should be based on lean body mass (LBM) or body mass (BM) and to define optimal loads for eliciting maximal peak power output (PPO) which was used as the performance criterion. Eight (n = 8) young male untrained subjects were used in a randomized controlled trials test to determine whether the relationship between BM and performance was stronger or weaker than the relationship between LBM and performance, from these results an optimal load was also established. The subjects conducted the WAnT on four occasions with four different loads being assigned each time randomly. The four loads used were 6%, 7.5%, 9% and 10% of the subject's BM. The standardized load for the test is 7.5%. Keywords: Wingate cycle ergometer test, performance, relationship, body mass, lean body mass
[...] The optimal seat height was recorded for each subject and the same seat height was used for 4 tests along with the same bike as there was a choice of 3 to be used, this was done in order to reduce any possible error. The subjects were instructed to maintain maximal pedal speed throughout the 10 s period once the appropriate resistance was applied. The subjects were motivated verbally during the test. Data collection The APO performed during test, the PPO, the time it took to reach the PPO and the fatigue rate in the form of a percentage were all recorded using the software. [...]
[...] Conclusion The present study found that BM should be used to assign loads for the WAnT but the recommended optimal resistance load for producing optimal performance ranged by over on this occasion. Future studies could investigate optimal resistance loads on and for people with different fitness levels. References Books: McArdle. Katch. Katch. V. (2006). Essentials of exercise physiology (3rd Edition). Library of congress cataloging in- publication data. USA. Journals: Bar-Or. O. (1994) The Wingate Anaerobic Test: An update on methodology, reliability and validity. [...]
[...] o Test of Total Body Mass o Test of Total Body Mass o Test of Total Body Mass o Test of Total Body Mass - Enter ‘subject variables' on the computer and go to ‘test variables'. - The test will take place from a standing start, with a test administrator counting down You must not get out of the saddle during the test. If you do, you will have to do the test again. - Bearing in mind that the cycle ‘basket' already weighs 1kg, this must be taken into consideration when loading up the test weight. [...]
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[...] Therefore the present study found that BM had a stronger relationship with performance compared to LBM and the optimal percentage of an individual's body weight that should be used to produce an optimal performance is this is considerably higher than the standardized currently used. Discussion The major findings of the present study suggest that BM should be used to assign resistance loads for the WAnT instead of LBM, which rejects the hypothesis that LBM should be used to assign the loads. [...]
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