The significance of warm‐up time, time and number of runs, treadmill inclination and the degree of being rested for the assessment of maximal heart rate (HR max were studied in 59 athletes. A protocol of 2 subsequent 3‐ to 4‐min runs to exhaustion gave the highest average peak HR values. Being rested before the start of the test and the warm‐up time were both decisive in reaching HR max . Peak HR from field tests were significantly lower than values attained from lab tests. Mean peak HR from maximal oxygen uptake measurements were 5–6 beats · min −1 lower than values from the specially designed HR max test described above.
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