title: A test for determining endurance capacity in fencers.
abstract: Until now endurance in fencers has been tested by non-specific ergometer tests even though the movement patterns during fencing are considerably different. The aim of the study was to evaluate a newly developed fencing-specific endurance test (FET). 2 studies were carried out: 28 fencers were tested by FET with fencing-specific footwork and incremental tests on cycle (CE) and treadmill ergometer (TM) in a random order. Afterwards fencing bouts (BOU) were conducted to determine specific physical load. Blood lactate and heart rates were measured. In a second study another group of 18 international and 20 national level fencers conducted FET to explore differences between groups. Comparison of CE, TM, FET and BOU revealed a significant correlation between FET and BOU (r=0.80, p<0.01), heart rates during CE and TM were significantly lower than in bouts (p<0.01). Performance at CE and TM hardly correlated with FET (r=0.30, p<0.05; r=0.31, p<0.05). Elite-fencers showed significantly better performance than non-elite fencers in FET (p<0.01). FET was suitable for determining specific endurance in fencers, allows a better assessment of physical demands during bouts than conventional ergometry and can be used to distinguish between fencers of different levels.
authors: Sektion Sport- und Rehabilitationsmedzin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Germany. mweichenberger@aol.com
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Weichenberger
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Steinacker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D056352:Athletes; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid