Does combining three methods improve the determination rate and accuracy of ventilatory threshold compared to single methods in healthy individuals?
Combining three methods to determine ventilatory threshold is valid, reliable, and more accurate than using single methods in healthy individuals.
The combined method to determine VT is valid and reliable across a wide fitness range in healthy individuals and improves the determination rate and accuracy of VT determination over the use of single methods.
Gaskill et al. (2001) studied this question.