Accurate assessment of work done and power during a Wingate anaerobic test

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn L. Franklin ◽  
Rae S. Gordon ◽  
Julien S. Baker ◽  
Bruce Davies
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Method ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Moment Of Inertia ◽  
Accurate Assessment ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Brake Torque ◽  
Physiological Studies ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Work Done ◽  
Anaerobic Test

A Monark cycle ergometer is used in physiological studies to measure work done and power. In this paper, the accuracy of a Monark rope-braked cycle ergometer was examined for a Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). The traditional method of determining brake torque fails to take into account rope-brake theory and, as the brake torque is used to determine the moment of inertia of the flywheel, a second error is introduced into the calculation to determine the work done or power. In this study, the rope tensions were measured to determine the actual brake torque. A deceleration test was carried out to determine the moment of inertia of the system. The work done by subjects of different masses was calculated for various accelerations and it was found that the traditional calculations overestimate work done and power by between 12% and 14.7%.

scholarly journals The Wingate Anaerobic Test, a Narrative Review of the Protocol Variables That Affect the Results Obtained

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (16) ◽  
pp. 7417
Author(s):  
Arkaitz Castañeda-Babarro
Keyword(s):  
Literature Search ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Cycling Test ◽  
Anaerobic Test

The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAT) has been widely used since its creation in 1974. The WAT involves performing a 30 s “all-out” cycling test. The test is currently applied with some modifications, partly due to the evolution of the material used to perform it. The purpose of this text is to act as a guide for the correct use and application of the test, as well as to highlight the importance of controlling many of the variables that may influence its results. Methods: A literature search was conducted in PUBMED/MEDLINE and Web of Science with different combinations of keywords all related to the WAT to obtain a search of 113 papers. Results and discussion: It was observed that variables such as the duration of the test or the resistance used in the cycle ergometer must be adjusted according to the objective and the population evaluated, while others such as the warm-up or the supplementation of different substances can improve performance on the WAT. Conclusions: In order to apply the WAT correctly, variables such as duration, resistance used or warm-up time and intensity must be adjusted according to the evaluated subjects and the aim of the study. Other variables such as position on the bike or equipment used should also be controlled if we want to guarantee its replicability.

Evaluation of the Monark Wingate Ergometer by Direct Measurement of Resistance and Velocity

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. Macintosh ◽  
Shirley N. Bryan ◽  
Peter Rishaug ◽  
Stephen R. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Anaerobic Power ◽  
Constant Load ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Moment Of Inertia ◽  
Power Moment ◽  
Correct Calculation ◽  
Load Tests ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Direct Measures

The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of the new basket-loaded Wingate ergometer introduced by Monark (Model 834E). Velocity was measured directly from the pedal switch while tension was measured with transducers on each end of the brake lacing. Moment of inertia of the flywheel was determined and accounted for in the calculation of power. Constant load tests (39.24 to 98.1 N), were done at pedaling speeds from 80 to 140 r•min−1 (flywheel angular velocity = 30-50 rad•s−1). The load transmitted to the lacing at the front and back of the flywheel was 95.5 ± 0.8% (mean ± SEM) and 6.71 ± 0.8%, respectively, of the load in the basket. Thus, the resultant tension (front minus back) was on average 88.8 ± 0.57% of the applied load. The velocity recorded by the Monark Wingate Ergometer computer program (MWECP) was the same (100.4 ± 1.56%) as that determined from the pedal switch directly. Five male mountain bikers performed a 30-s all-out test. Peak power calculated by MWECP (1181 ± 55W) was always higher (p < .01) than that calculated from direct measures of tension and velocity (1102 ± 66W), when not taking into account the moment of inertia. These experiments suggest that the basket-loaded Monark Wingate ergometer does not provide a correct calculation of power because of incomplete load transmission to the flywheel. Key words: power, anaerobic power, moment of inertia, cycle ergometer

Validity of cycling peak power as measured by a short-sprint test versus the Wingate anaerobic test

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 186-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Del Coso ◽  
Ricardo Mora-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Peak Power ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Peak Power Output ◽  
Inertial Load ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Short Recovery Time ◽  
Reliability Performance ◽  
Experimental Trials ◽  
Anaerobic Test

To validate the measurement of peak power output (PPO) using a short cycling sprint test (inertial load (IL) test), we compare it to the widely accepted Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT). Fifteen healthy, young, active subjects performed 2 experimental trials. In each trial, subjects warmed up and sprinted 4 times for the IL test. After recovery, they cycled for 30 s at maximum capacity for the WAnT. The experimental trial was replicated 3 d later to test for reliability. Inter- and intra-day PPO measured with the IL test was very reliable (R1 = 0.99 and R1 = 0.94, respectively). The correlation between the IL and WAnT was highly significant (r = 0.82; P < 0.001), although the absolute PPO values were markedly higher for the IL test (1268 ± 41 W vs. 786 ± 27 W; P < 0.001). In conclusion, cycling PPO can be validly assessed with the IL test. The higher PPO attained with an IL test could be related to better identification of peak power, since both velocity and resistance are free to vary during the sprint in comparison with the WAnT, where resistance is fixed. Owing to the short duration of the sprint (4 s) and high intra-day reliability despite a short recovery time (180 s), the IL test is optimal for repeated measurements of anaerobic performance.Key words: inertial load, neuromuscular power, cycle ergometer, intra-day reliability, 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.

The Effect of Different Calculation Methods of Flywheel Parameters on the Wingate Anaerobic Test

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon G. S. Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Moment Of Inertia ◽  
Frictional Torque ◽  
Calculation Methods ◽  
Fatigue Index ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Cycle Ergometers ◽  
Power Outputs ◽  
Anaerobic Test ◽  
Correction Calculation

Researchers compared different methods of calculating kinetic parameters of friction-braked cycle ergometers, and the subsequent effects on calculating power outputs in the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). Three methods of determining flywheel moment of inertia and frictional torque were investigated, requiring "run-down" tests and segmental geometry. Parameters were used to calculate corrected power outputs from 10 males in a 30-s WAnT against a load related to body mass (0.075 kg•kg−1). Wingate Indices of maximum (5 s) power, work, and fatigue index were also compared. Significant differences were found between uncorrected and corrected power outputs and between correction methods (p < .05). The same finding was evident for all Wingate Indices (p < .05). Results suggest that WAnT must be corrected to give true power outputs and that choosing an appropriate correction calculation is important. Determining flywheel moment of inertia and frictional torque using unloaded run-down tests is recommended. Key words: sprint ergometry, power output, moment of inertia

Time to exhaustion during cycling is not well predicted by critical power calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 753-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus G. Pallarés ◽  
Jose R. Lillo-Bevia ◽  
Ricardo Morán-Navarro ◽  
Victor Cerezuela-Espejo ◽  
Ricardo Mora-Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Critical Power ◽  
Maximal Oxygen Consumption ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Time To Exhaustion ◽  
Wingate Anaerobic Test ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Power Outputs ◽  
Anaerobic Test

Three to 5 cycling tests to exhaustion allow prediction of time to exhaustion (TTE) at power output based on calculation of critical power (CP). We aimed to determine the accuracy of CP predictions of TTE at power outputs habitually endured by cyclists. Fourteen endurance-trained male cyclists underwent 4 randomized cycle-ergometer TTE tests at power outputs eliciting (i) mean Wingate anaerobic test (WAnTmean), (ii) maximal oxygen consumption, (iii) respiratory compensation threshold (VT2), and (iv) maximal lactate steady state (MLSS). Tests were conducted in duplicate with coefficient of variation of 5%–9%. Power outputs were 710 ± 63 W for WAnTmean, 366 ± 26 W for maximal oxygen consumption, 302 ± 31 W for VT2 and 247 ± 20 W for MLSS. Corresponding TTE were 00:29 ± 00:06, 03:23 ± 00:45, 11:29 ± 05:07, and 76:05 ± 13:53 min:s, respectively. Power output associated with CP was only 2% lower than MLSS (242 ± 19 vs. 247 ± 20 W; P < 0.001). The CP predictions overestimated TTE at WAnTmean (00:24 ± 00:10 mm:ss) and MLSS (04:41 ± 11:47 min:s), underestimated TTE at VT2 (–04:18 ± 03:20 mm:ss; P < 0.05), and correctly predicted TTE at maximal oxygen consumption. In summary, CP accurately predicts MLSS power output and TTE at maximal oxygen consumption. However, it should not be used to estimate time to exhaustion in trained cyclists at higher or lower power outputs (e.g., sprints and 40-km time trials). Novelty CP calculation enables to predict TTE at any cycling power output. We tested those predictions against measured TTE in a wide range of cycling power outputs. CP appropriately predicted TTE at maximal oxygen consumption intensity but err at higher and lower cycling power outputs.

Accurate assessment of the brake torque on a rope-braked cycle ergometer

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Gordon ◽  
K. L. Franklin ◽  
J. Baker ◽  
B. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Accurate Assessment ◽  
Brake Torque
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