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Determination of critical power using a 3-min all-out cycling test.
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PURPOSE: We tested the hypothesis that the power output attained at the end of a 3-min all-out cycling test would be equivalent to critical power. METHODS: Ten habitually active subjects performed a ramp test, two 3-min all-out tests against a fixed resistance to establish the end-test power (EP) and the work done above the EP (WEP), and five constant-work rate tests to establish the critical power (CP) and the curvature constant parameter (W') using the work-time and 1/time models. RESULTS: The power output in the 3-min trial declined to a steady level within 135 s. The EP was 287 +/- 55 W, which was not significantly different from, and highly correlated with, CP (287 +/- 56 W; P = 0.37, r = 0.99). The standard error for the estimation of CP using EP was approximately 6 W, and in 8 of 10 cases, EP agreed with CP to within 5 W. Similarly, the WEP derived from the 3-min test (15.0 +/- 4.7 kJ) was not significantly different from, and correlated with, W' (16.0 +/- 3.8 kJ; P = 0.35; r = 0.84). CONCLUSIONS: During a 3-min all-out cycling test, power output declined to a stable value in approximately the last 45 s, and this power output was not significantly different from the independently measured critical power.
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Author/s: Vanhatalo, Anni (A); Doust, Jonathan H (JH); Burnley, Mark (M);
Affiliation: Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom.
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Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Medicine and science in sports and exercise (Med Sci Sports Exerc), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2007-Mar; vol 39 (issue 3) : pp 548-55
Dates: Created 2007/05/02; Completed 2007/06/14; Revised 2008/11/21;
PMID: 17473782, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)
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