Comparison of the field-based intermittent running fitness test 30-15 and the treadmill multistage incremental test for the assessment of cardiorespiratory fitness in elite handball players

Uroš Mohorič (Author), Marko Šibila (Author), Ensar Abazović (Author), Saša Jovanović (Author), Armin Paravlić (Author)

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the physiological parameters indicative of cardiorespiratory fitness obtained during the 30-15 intermittent fitness (30-15IFT) test and the multistage laboratory treadmill endurance (TR) test differ. Nineteen elite handball players were recruited for the current study and assigned in a cross-over manner to one of two tests to be performed 48 h apart at each visit to the testing facility. The results showed that VO2max (percentage difference [PC] = 6.1%; p = 0.004) and maximal running velocity (V) (PC = 19.4%; p < 0.001) were significantly higher for the 30-15IFT test than that obtained during the TR test. Furthermore, the onset of blood lactate accumulation was shown to be significantly higher for all measures considered to predict it during 30-15IFT compared to TR as follows: VO2max (PC = 12.6%; p = 0.001), running speed (PC = 33.9%; p < 0.001), and maximal heart rate (PC = 7.5%; p < 0.001). The current study highlights the importance of sport-specific testing, particularly for measuring individual cardiorespiratory fitness in elite handball players, as TR may underestimate crucial variables used for both diagnostics and training prescription.

Keywords

navečja hitrost teka;aerobna vzdržljivost;VO2max;maximal running speed;aerobic endurance;aerobic incremental field test;laboratory treadmill test;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2022
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FŠ - Faculty of Sport
UDC:	796.012.12
COBISS:	101362691
ISSN:	1660-4601
Views:	66
Downloads:	31
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	Tek;Aerobika;Kineziologija;Telesna pripravljenost;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Source comment:	Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Soavtorji: Marko Sibila, Ensar Abazovic, Sasa Jovanovic, Armin H. Paravlic; Opis vira z dne 17. 3. 2022; Članek št. 3535;
Pages:	str. 1-10
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ19
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ5
Chronology:	Mar. 2022
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19063535
ID:	15702045