title: A WORKLOAD SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR THE ÅSTRAND-RYHMING TEST FOR WOMEN.
abstract: The Åstrand-Ryhming Submaximal Bicycle Test is an accurate and widely used test to estimate maximal oxygen consumption. This test requires a participant to maintain a workload over a 6-min.
  
  
  METHODS
  The issue facing many employing this protocol is the identification of an appropriate workload for the cycling regimen. The present study is designed to identify a method for determining an appropriate workload for female participants. A prior study designed a workload selection procedure specifically for men; however, the selection procedure designed for women in this study was better able to elicit a final heart rate (average of minutes five and six) between 165-170 bpm compared to the original Åstrand-Ryhming procedure.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wagganer
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Langenfeld
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Southeast Missouri State University.
authors.forename: Jeremy T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
authors.forename: Amanda J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair Elder
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Health Sciences, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.
authors.forename: Craig L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.affiliation: 3 College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tucker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D016526:Workload; D055815:Young Adult