Reliability and Validity of a Modified Anaerobic Treadmill Test to Determine Anaerobic Capacity in Male NCAA Division II Soccer Players in USA (original) (raw)
2018, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
Anaerobic capacity is an important performance variable for soccer athletes to compete at higher levels of competition. The purpose of this study was to develop a sports-specific anaerobic capacity test for soccer players that could be administered on commercial treadmills found in most exercise facilities. The Wingate Anaerobic test (WAnT) is the most common test for anaerobic capacity, however it is a cycle ergometer test, which is not sports-specific to running type athletes. The Anaerobic Speed Test (AST) is an anaerobic capacity test on a treadmill, however the testing protocol (20% incline) cannot be done on commercial treadmills because they have a maximum incline setting of 15%. The modified Anaerobic Speed Test (mAST) protocol (15% incline, 244 meter/min) was developed through the use of an ACSM metabolic equation to predict energy expenditure equivalent to that of the AST. 15 subjects playing soccer at the NCAA Division II level participated in this study. Subjects participated in three testing days, one AST trial and two mAST trials all done on separate occasions. Total run time in seconds was recorded for each trial. Mean AST run times (60.5±10.6) had a significantly strong, positive correlation (p<0.001) with mean Trial 1 mAST run times (71.9±9.5). iii Mean Trial 1 mAST run times (71.9±9.5) had a significantly strong, positive correlation (p<0.001) with mean Trial 2 mAST run times (75.7±10.2). These findings suggest that the mAST is a valid and reliable measure of anaerobic capacity that is sports-specific to running-type athletes and can be administered on commercial treadmills.
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