Key result
Ramsbottom and Flouris shuttle run equations accurately estimate VO2max versus treadmill testing in female athletes.
Why the study?
Laboratory assessments of VO2max are gold standard for assessing cardiovascular fitness but are not always practical in team sport settings.
Does the multistage 20-m shuttle run test accurately predict VO2max compared to treadmill assessment in collegiate women field hockey athletes?
Cross-Sectional (n=65)
No
Does the multistage 20-m shuttle run test accurately predict VO2max compared to treadmill assessment in collegiate women field hockey athletes?
The Ramsbottom and Flouris equations accurately predict VO2max from the 20-m shuttle run test in collegiate women field hockey athletes, offering a practical alternative to laboratory treadmill testing.
Supports shuttle-run VO2max estimation in NCAA women field hockey athletes; extends equation validation to this specific cohort.
Laboratory assessments of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) are considered the “gold standard” for ascertaining cardiovascular fitness, but they are not always practical for use in team sport settings. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to compare the criterion assessment of VO2max on a treadmill to the progressive, multistage 20-m shuttle run test (i.e., Beep test), and to determine the predictability of 6 previously established Beep test predictive equations (i.e., Chatterjee, Flouris, Leger, Leger and Gadoury, Ramsbottom, St. Clair-Gibson). Collegiate women field hockey athletes (n = 65, mean±SD: age 19.6 ± 1.2 years; weight 64.7 ± 6.1 kg) completed criterion VO2max (mean ± SD: 46.4 ± 4.6 mL·kg−1·min−1) and Beep tests to volitional fatigue. According to Bland–Altman and Ordinary Least Products Regressions, the Ramsbottom (46.5 ± 4.2 mL·kg−1·min−1) and Flouris (46.3 ± 3.8 mL·kg−1·min−1) equations were considered valid predictions of criterion measured VO2max (46.4 ± 4.6). The Chatterjee, Leger, Leger and Gadoury, and St. Clair-Gibson equations overestimated VO2max, and are not recommended for use with women collegiate field hockey athletes. The Ramsbottom and Flouris estimates of VO2max from 20-m shuttle performances may be used in this population. For accurate estimates of VO2max, the clientele’s age, fitness level, and training history should be considered when selecting equations.
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Magee et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy collegiate women field hockey athletes (n=65). 20-m shuttle run test (Beep test) predictive equations vs. Criterion laboratory treadmill VO2max assessment was evaluated on Predicted VO2max using the Ramsbottom equation (mL·kg−1·min−1) (Rank Biserial effect size 0.07, p=0.563). The Ramsbottom and Flouris predictive equations from the 20-m shuttle run test provided valid estimates of VO2max compared to criterion treadmill testing in NCAA Division I women field hockey athletes.
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