Reliability of Wingate Testing in Adolescents with Down Syndrome

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Guerra ◽  
Maria Giné-Garriga ◽  
Bo Fernhall
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Time To Peak ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Anaerobic Test

The Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) has not been used to assess individuals with Down syndrome (DS) and it is unknown if it is reliable in this population. We investigated the reliability of the WAnT in 19 adolescents with DS (age = 14.8 yrs; weight = 52.7 kg; height = 146.3 cm). Participants completed, on separate days, two standards WAnT using a resistance of 0.7 Nm × body weight (kg) in individuals ≥ 14 years old, and 0.5 Nm × body weight (kg) in participants < 14 years of age. Data were analyzed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), dependent t tests and Bland-Altman plots. There was a significant difference between days for peak power (210.37 W vs. 236.26 W; ICC = 0.93), but not for mean power (158.72 vs. 168.71 W; ICC = 0.86), time to peak power (6.67 vs. 6.28 s; ICC = 0.69), or the fatigue index (9.33 vs. 5.43 W/sec; ICC = 0.09). Adolescents with DS exhibit low WAnT performance compared with previously published data on adolescents without DS and the reliability of WAnT is questionable in this population.

scholarly journals Application of modified Wingate anaerobic test in maximal power measurement

2009 ◽  
Vol 62 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 207-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Popadic-Gacesa ◽  
Dea Karaba-Jakovljevic ◽  
Otto Barak ◽  
Miodrag Drapsin
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Anaerobic Power ◽  
Power Measurement ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Explosive Power ◽  
Measurement Protocol ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Anaerobic Test

INTRODUCTION Wingate anaerobic test is an all-out test, which gives information about maximal anaerobic power. The aim of the study was to show characteristics of standard and modified versions of Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT), and to determine and explain the differences in observed parameters due to the measurement protocol applied. MATHERIAL AND METHODS The testing was conducted on 30 male non sportsmen, who performed usual everyday activities. The following parameters were measured: peak power or anaerobic power, mean power as a mean value of power during the whole test and explosive power or acceleration. Modified versions were performed with 5 s or 10 s delay of maximal cycling activity, during which the person was slowly pedaling. RESULTS The average values of parameters Peak power and Explosive power in our participants were 622.20?134.57 W and 89.26 ?28.57 W/s, respectively. In modification 1 Peak Power and Explosive Power were 680.25?133.43 W and 100.60?12.77 W/s, and in modification 2 they were 685.95?135.68 W and 100.30?10.09 W/s. Significant differences were found in both parameters between the standard and modified versions, but there was no significant difference between two modified versions. The mean power parameter was not considered in the discussion, because of the fact that modified versions were shortened, and it was not a valid measurement for this parameter. DISCUSION AND CONCLUSION The difference between standard and modified versions can be explained by the difference between test and retest probes, and also because of modification of protocol which can partially influence the results of testing.

Optimizing the Wingate Anaerobic Cycling Test for Youth With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Obeid ◽  
Maggie J. Larché ◽  
Brian W. Timmons
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ◽  
Muscle Function ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Cycling Test ◽  
Force Velocity ◽  
Braking Force ◽  
Anaerobic Test

The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) can assess muscle function in youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Our objective was to compare peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) when the WAnT is performed with a standard vs. an optimized braking force. Eight patients with JIA between the ages of 8 and 18 participated in two sessions. Optimal braking force was determined with a series of 15-s force-velocity tests performed against braking forces ranging from 3.5 to 8.5% of body weight. Participants then performed two randomized WAnTs against the standard (4.5%) and optimal braking forces. PP tended to be greater in the optimized vs. standard WAnT (12.5 ± 2.6 vs. 10.8 ± 1.0 W/kg, respectively; p =.07). No differences were observed for MP (standard: 6.2 ± 0.9 vs. optimized: 6.2 ± 1.1 W/kg; p = .9). Optimization of the WAnT tended to increase PP by 10–28% in youth with JIA.

Preexercise Carbohydrate Consumption and Repeated Anaerobic Performance in Pre- and Early-Pubertal Boys

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea D. Marjerrison ◽  
Jonah D. Lee ◽  
Anthony D. Mahon
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Anaerobic Performance ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Carbohydrate Consumption ◽  
Pubertal Boys ◽  
Anaerobic Test ◽  
Placebo Drink ◽  
Over Time

This study examined the effect of pre exercise carbohydrate (CHO) feeding on performance on a Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) in 11 boys (10.2 ± 1.3 y old). Four WAnTs with 2 min recovery were performed 30 min after consuming a CHO (1 g CHO/kg) or placebo drink. Peak power (PP) and mean power (MP) were similar between trials. PP ranged from 241.1 ± 82.2 to 223.1 ± 57.9 W with carbohydrate and from 238.2 ± 76.1 to 223.4 ± 52.3 W with placebo. MP ranged from 176.3 ± 58.4 to 151.1 ± 37.5 W with carbohydrate versus 178.0 ± 45.8 to 159.1 ± 32.7 W with placebo. Pre exercise glucose was significantly higher in CHO versus placebo (7.0 ± 1.0 vs. 5.5 ± 0.5 mmol/L), but post exercise values were not different. Blood lactate was similar between trials but increased over time. This study found that the ingestion of a CHO solution before exercise did not influence power output during repeated performances of the WAnT.

Optimal load setting provides higher peak power and fatigue index with a similar mean power during 30-s Wingate anaerobic test in physically active men

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
João Gabriel Silveira-Rodrigues ◽  
André Maia-Lima ◽  
Pedro Augusto Santos Almeida ◽  
Bárbara Marielle Silva França ◽  
Bruno Teobaldo Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Fatigue Index ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Optimal Load ◽  
Anaerobic Test

Muscular Power of the Arms in High School Wrestlers

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-77
Author(s):  
Sharon A. Evans ◽  
Joan M. Eckerson ◽  
Terry J. Housh ◽  
Glen O. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Muscular Power ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Free Weight ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Anaerobic Test

This investigation examined age related differences in the muscular power of the arms in high school wrestlers. Seventy-five volunteers (M age ±SD = 16.3 ±1.2 yrs) were stratified into four age groups (≤15.00; 15.01−16.00; 16.01−17.00, and ≥17.01 yrs) corresponding approximately to the freshman through senior years of high school. Mean power (MP) and peak power (PP) were measured using an arm crank Wingate Anaerobic Test, and body composition was assessed via underwater weighing. The results indicated significant (p<0.05) group differences for absolute MP and PP as well as for relative MP and PP (covaried for body weight). No significant differences were found when MP and PP were adjusted for fat-free weight (FFW). The results suggested that the age related increases in muscular power of the arms were a function of increases in FFW across age.

The Assessment of Children’s Anaerobic Performance Using Modifications of the Wingate Anaerobic Test

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Chia ◽  
Neil Armstrong ◽  
David Childs
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lactate ◽  
Peak Power ◽  
Lactate Concentration ◽  
Blood Lactate Concentration ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Power Outputs ◽  
Anaerobic Test ◽  
Peak Blood ◽  
Peak Blood Lactate

Twenty-five girls and 25 boys (mean age 9.7 ± 0.3 years) each completed a 20- and 30-s Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). Oxygen uptake during the WAnTs, and postexercise blood lactate samples were obtained. Inertia and load-adjusted power variables were higher (18.6–20.1% for peak, and 6.7–7.5% for mean power outputs, p < .05) than the unadjusted values for both the 20- and 30-s WAnTs. The adjusted peak power values were higher (7.7–11.6%, p < .05) in both WAnTs when integrated over 1-s than over 5-s time periods. The aerobic contributions to the tests were lower (p < .05) in the 20-s WAnT (13.7–35.7%) than in the 30-s WAnT (17.7–44.3%) for assumed mechanical efficiencies of 13% and 30%. Postexercise blood lactate concentration after the WAnTs peaked by 2 min. No gender differences (p > .05) in anaerobic performances or peak blood lactate values were detected.

scholarly journals Correlation between muscle architecture and anaerobic power in athletes involved in different sports

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyu-Lim Lee ◽  
Tae-Woong Oh ◽  
Young-Chun Gil ◽  
Hee-Jin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Anaerobic Power ◽  
Muscle Thickness ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Time To Peak ◽  
Muscle Structure ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Degree

AbstractAthletes cultivate highly developed muscles based on their sport category, creating a body shape that matches the characteristics of that sports category. We tested the significance of the correlation between muscle development characteristics and anaerobic power in athletes to build a database for each category. Fifty-eight college athletes participated in this study. To assess muscle characteristics, muscle thickness (MT) and fascicle angle (FA) were measured by ultrasonography (US) in lower limb. Furthermore, anaerobic power was measured with the Wingate test. Analysis of the correlation between muscle structure and anaerobic power revealed significant differences between the sports categories, except for the MT of the medial head of gastrocnemius (Gm), lateral head of gastrocnemius, and FA of Gm. A significant difference was observed for all parameters, except for the arrival time to peak power in the anaerobic power items; in particular, a high degree of correlation in mean power/kg and peak power/kg was observed. A similar tendency was observed in the correlation between muscle structure and anaerobic power in most sports categories, but certain muscle characteristic factors were prominent in each sport. Based on these, it is possible to contribute to predicting and promoting athletic performance.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of two different methods of anaerobic capacity assessment in sedentary young men

2010 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 220-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Klasnja ◽  
Miodrag Drapsin ◽  
Damir Lukac ◽  
Patrik Drid ◽  
Slavko Obadov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Anaerobic Capacity ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Wingate Test ◽  
Mean Power ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Leg Extension ◽  
Anaerobic Test

Background/Aim. The Wingate anaerobic test is a valid and reliable method of measuring anaerobic capacity. The aim of this study was to determine whether other modified test can be used instead of the Wingate test. Methods. A group of 30 sedentary young men were first tested with a cycle ergometer (classic Wingate test), and then with a dynamometer during 30 s of 'all out' leg extension exercise (modified Wingate test; WAnTe) in order to test anaerobic capacity. Subsequent correlations between these tests were made. Results. Peak power, mean power on cycling ergometer in absolute and relative values were 463 ? 105 W, 316.7 ? 63.8 W, 5.68 ? 1.17 W/kg, 3.68 ? 0.78 W/kg, respectively. On a dynamometer absolute and relative values of maximal and mean load in kg and power in Watts were 136.54 ? 21.3 kg, 1.67 ? 0.26; 128.65 ? 19.93 kg, 1.57 ? 0.24 kg, 657 ? 125.87 W, and 8 ? 1.54 W/kg, respectively. There was no correlation between 5 s intervals of the classic Wingate test and WAnTe during the first, fourth and fifth intervals, but in the second (r = 0.49, p < 0.05), third (r = 0.38, p < 0.05) and last 5 s intervals (r = 0.39, p < 0.05), and also in peak power and mean power (r = 0.42, p < 0.05 and r = 0.45, p < 0.05 respectively), a significant positive correlation was detected. Conclusion. A modified Wingate test of leg extension on a dynamometer in sedentary young men shows a correlation with the classic Wingate test only in parameters of peak power, and mean power and the second, the third and the last 5 s intervals. Because of that it should only be used for orientation, whereas for precise measurements of anaerobic capacity the classic Wingate test should be used.

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