Publication details
Modifikovaný Saltinův test v terenních podmínkách pro hodnocení běžecké ekonomiky a aerobní kapacity
| Title in English | Modified Saltin Test under Field Conditions for Reviewing of Running Economy and Aerobic Capacity |
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Sport a kvalita života 2007 |
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| Field | Sport and leisure time activities |
| Keywords | running economy; aerobic capacity; oxygen uptake; Oxycon Mobile |
| Description | The laboratory tests on the treadmill apparently do not provide perfectly correct results for reviewing of the running economy and aerobic capacity of the runners and therefore, they do not provide accurate information for trainers and scheduling of trainings. A mobile device for measurement of cardio-respiratory functions allows measuring of the runner under specific conditions on the track. The purpose of this study was to test and verify the method of measuring the cardio-respiratory function of the runners on the track at various running speeds and to derive relevant running economy and aerobic capacity indicators. A telemetric device (Oxycon Mobile, Viasys, Hoechberg, Germany) was used on a 400m long athletic track for the measurement. Five male elite distance runners, aged from 18 to 22 years old, participated the study. All participants were seasoned competitors and were recruited from one Czech club with the same training conditions. Four five-minute stretches at speeds of 10, 12, 14 and 16 km/h, respectively, were used for reviewing the running economy. After a 10-minute pause, the maximum test was followed (started at 18 km/h and increased by 1 km/h on 200m track until exhaustion) in order to determine the aerobic capacity. From running economy indicators for the five runners, it was found that VO2max/speed (ml.kg-1.km-1) at 10 km/h was 191-207; at 12 km/h it was 186-199; at 14 km/h it was 187-197, and at 16 km/h it was 176-197. The aerobic capacity VO2max was 56.7-75.2 ml/kg/min. It is concluded that Oxycon Mobile seems to be a suitable and reliable field measure of the cardio-respiratory functions giving good grounds for deriving the running economy and aerobic capacity indicators. To compare these results with laboratory ones, measurements should be repeated on the same runners in the laboratory using a treadmill. |