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Journal article
Comparison of Forward and Reverse Wingate Anaerobic Tests: A Brief Technical Note
Journal of lifestyle medicine, Vol.9(2), pp.132-136
31/07/2019
PMCID: PMC6894445
PMID: 31828032
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Abstract
Background
The Wingate anaerobic test (WAT) is traditionally performed in the forward pedalling direction on a cycle ergometer. However, reverse (backward) pedaling during a WAT test may be a novel way to convey meaningful information related to performance and rehabilitation. This study compared peak power measurements between 30-second forward pedalling WAT (FWAT) with a 30-second reverse pedalling WAT (RWAT).
Methods
10 male and 10 female participants (age 27.6 ± 7.31 yrs, mass 74.9 ± 21.3 kg and height 172.6 ± 10.9 cm) volunteered to participate. Participants performed one FWAT and one RWAT at 7.5% of body mass on a specially modified Monark cycle ergometer. Tests were separated 2 days of rest. Peak power output (PPO), mean power output (MPO), relative PPO (RPPO), relative MPO (RMPO), fatigue index (%FI), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured.
Results
The FWAT power measurements were all significantly greater (p < 0.05) than RWAT power measurements except MPO (p > 0.05); and that RPE was significantly greater (p < 0.05) in FWAT than RWAT. Specifically, FWAT vs. RWAT (M ± SD) are as follows: PPO watts (w) = 731.7 ± 237.1 vs. 529.6 ± 192.2; RPPO w/kg = 10.2 ± 2.3 vs. 7.2 ± 1.6; MPO w = 510.2 ± 162.1 vs. 415.1 ± 146.2; RMPO w/kg = 7.3 ± 1.5 vs. 5.8 ± 1.3; %FI = 49.2 ± 8.7 vs. 37.4 ± 13.7; and RPE = 19.4 ± 1.1 vs. 15.8 ± 1.5. Gender did not impact the relative differences in these relationships.
Conclusion
Practitioners and clinicians may use this information to begin to understand the power and perceived exertion relationships of forward versus reverse pedalling during a WAT; exercise prescription for rehabilitation and performance may benefit.
Details
- Title
- Comparison of Forward and Reverse Wingate Anaerobic Tests: A Brief Technical Note
- Creators
- Joseph Berning - New Mexico State UniversityTrish Gail Sevene - California State University, Monterey BayMark DeBeliso - Southern Utah UniversityCarole Carson - New Mexico State UniversityChad Harris - Metropolitan State University of DenverMike Climstein - Southern Cross UniversityKent Jason Adams - California State University, Monterey Bay
- Publication Details
- Journal of lifestyle medicine, Vol.9(2), pp.132-136
- Publisher
- Sage
- Identifiers
- 991013067693502368
- Copyright
- © 2019 Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; Human Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article