The Wingate anaerobic test's past and future and the compatibility of mechanically versus electro-magnetically braked cycle-ergometers.
The 30-year-old Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) has proven a useful and a much-needed tool in the exercise physiology lab. However, the WAnT suffers from difficulties that partially stem from its original design but are mainly due to a large array of highly non-standardized procedures and the use of different testing modalities-mainly mechanically versus electro-magnetically braked ergometers. The present communication reviews and analyzes the deviations from WAnT's optimal use and proposes amendments that could make it a more valid, reliable, and a universally useful test.
Dotan
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Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada. rdotan@brocku.ca
D015308:Anaerobic Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019563:Mechanics; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical