Key result
Taekwondo-specific CPET elicits higher maximal HR and modestly higher VO2max versus treadmill CPET.
Why the study?
Current cardiopulmonary exercise tests may not fully capture taekwondo-specific maximal and submaximal cardiorespiratory responses in national-level athletes.
Do taekwondo-specific cardiopulmonary exercise tests elicit higher cardiorespiratory responses compared to standard treadmill CPET in taekwondo athletes?
Population
12 male national-level taekwondo athletes
Comparison
Continuous and interval taekwondo-specific tests vs treadmill running CPET
Design
Randomized counterbalanced order exercise test comparison
Authors
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Taekwondo-specific CPETs may enable sport-relevant assessment; leaves open superiority over treadmill testing and requires prospective validation.
RCT (n=12)
Randomized counterbalanced order
Do taekwondo-specific cardiopulmonary exercise tests elicit higher cardiorespiratory responses compared to standard treadmill CPET in taekwondo athletes?
Effect estimate: ES 0.16
p-value: p=0.046
Taekwondo-specific cardiopulmonary tests elicit higher maximal heart rate and ventilatory threshold responses than standard treadmill testing, suggesting they may be more valid for diagnostic testing in these athletes.
Hausen et al. (2018) conducted an RCT in Healthy (taekwondo athletes) (n=12). Taekwondo-specific cardiopulmonary exercise tests (cTKDet and iTKDet) vs. Treadmill running cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) was evaluated on V˙O2max (ES 0.16, p=0.046). Taekwondo-specific cardiopulmonary exercise tests elicited higher maximal heart rate (P=0.001; ES=1.14) and modest differences in VO2max (P=0.046; ES=0.16) compared with treadmill running CPET.
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