Why the study?
Does the 6-min "all-out" exercise test yield different peak physiological values compared to a progressive incremental test in elite oarsmen?
Population
12 candidates for the 1983 United States Men's Lightweight Rowing Team, mean age 23 +/- 2 yr, male.
Comparison
6-min "all-out" exercise test on a rowing… vs Progressive incremental exercise test on a…
Design
RCT, Testing was randomized
Follow-up
consecutive days
Authors
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PI test remains preferable for rowing assessment; confirms equivalent peaks to 6M-AO while enabling anaerobic threshold determination.
Does the 6-min "all-out" exercise test yield different peak physiological values compared to a progressive incremental test in elite oarsmen?
The progressive incremental test is preferable for physiological assessment of rowing performance as it allows noninvasive determination of the onset of anaerobic metabolism while yielding similar peak physiological values to the 6-min all-out test.
Mahler et al. (1984) studied this question.