Evaluating the suitability of supra-PO_peak verification trials after ramp-incremental exercise to confirm the attainment of maximum O₂ uptake.

ABSTRACT: During exhaustive ramp-incremental cycling tests, the incidence of O₂ uptake (V̇o₂) plateaus is low. To verify the attainment of maximum V̇o₂ (V̇o_2max), it is recommended that a trial at a power output (PO) corresponding to 110% of the ramp-derived peak (PO_peak) is performed. It remains unclear whether verification trials set at this PO can be tolerated for long enough to allow attainment of V̇o_2max. Eleven recreationally trained individuals performed five ramp tests of varying slope (5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 W/min), each followed, in series, by two verification trials: the first at 110% PO_peak of the 25 W/min ramp and the second at 110% PO_peak attained in the preceding ramp test. Exercise duration of the

SUBMITTER: Iannetta D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7509256 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature