Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate if the 3-min all-out test (3MT) is valid for obtaining critical power intensity (CP) and the amount of work that can be performed above CP (W’) on non-motorized treadmills in tethered running. Eight physically active individuals (24 ± 3 years; 78.3 ± 8.7 kg; 179 ± 5 cm; 9.0 ± 2.5% body fat) performed four different efforts at constant intensity to exhaustion in order to determine CP and W’. The mechanical power values obtained were subsequently plotted with their corresponding time to exhaustion (limit time) for application of three mathematical models: power hyperbolic versus time limit (Hyp), linear power versus 1/time (P vs 1/t) and linear work versus time limit (Ԏ vs t). The 3MT test was carried out on the last day to determine end power (EP) and anaerobic capacity (WEP) using this methodology. EP value of 181.7 ± 52 was similar (p = 0.486) to 178.2 ± 61 (CP Hyp), 191.4 ± 55 (Ԏ vs t) and 188.3 ± 55 (P vs 1/t). WEP value of 17.9 ± 4.8 was not similar (p = 0.000) to 50.2 ± 15.3 (CP Hyp), 44.8 ± 8.7 (Ԏ vs t) and 45.5 ± 8.4 (P vs 1/t). Positive results (r = 0.78–0.98 and ICC = 0.88–0.99) of Pearson correlation and intraclass correlation (ICC–absolute agreement) were found for aerobic applications of conventional CP and 3MT. For anaerobic data, only the three models of conventional CP were correlated (r = 0.76–0.93); however, W’ from the three models was not correlated with WEP (r = 0.37–0.52). The results of this study suggest that 3MT in tethered running on non-motorized treadmills is a valid test for estimating CP aerobic parameters in a single day of application but not anaerobic parameters of W’.
Highlights
The critical power test is a reliable tool to understand fatigue processes, evaluate human performance [1] and prescribe training as it is able to provide aerobic and anaerobic parameters using a non-invasive method [2]
In order to find an assessment method for runners that conserves movement specificity and is able to provide physiological parameters based on power output running in a single day, the objective of this study was to investigate if 3-min all-out test (3MT) is valid for obtaining critical power (CP) and W’ on non-motorized treadmill (NMT) in tethered running
To the results found in cycle ergometer [4], our hypothesis is that end power (EP) and WEP from 3-min all-out test are valid for determining critical power and anaerobic work capacity, respectively, in tethered running
Summary
The critical power test is a reliable tool to understand fatigue processes, evaluate human performance [1] and prescribe training as it is able to provide aerobic and anaerobic parameters using a non-invasive method [2]. The 3-min all-out test is valid for determining critical power performed above CP (W’) [2]. The evaluation needs different sessions of exhaustive effort (three or more intensities) [3]. This method was originally applied in three different models: hyperbolic–power versus time limit (Hyp), linear–power versus 1/time (P vs 1/t) and linear– work versus time limit ( vs t) [3]. Time limit represents the maximum time that the individual maintains a certain exercise intensity [1]
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