Outdoor Uphill Exercise Testing for Trail Runners, a More Suitable Method?
Schöffl I, Jasinski D, Ehrlich B, Dittrich S, Schoeffl V (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 79
Pages Range: 123-133
Journal Issue: 1
Abstract
There is extensive knowledge about uphill running on a treadmill, although paucity regarding the influence of uphill trail running on exercise capacity in runners. The purpose of this study was to compare an uphill field test with a treadmill test with 1% inclination especially considering cardiopulmonary exercise variables. The difference in those tests between a group of trail runners and a group of road runners was tested for establishing a test specifically for trail runners. Ten male endurance road runners and ten male trail runners performed one maximal incremental treadmill test with 1% inclination and a maximal incremental field test on a hill at 16% inclination which they were instructed to run up four times for three minutes, each time with a higher pace. A mobile cardiopulmonary exercise testing unit was used to measure ventilation. There were no significant differences between trail runners and road runners. The equivalence factor was comparable between both groups. VO2peak was comparable for both test protocols. However, there was a significant difference between the two test protocols regarding lactate concentration, the respiratory exchange ratio, running cost, heart rate, Breathing reserve, and O-2pulse. The greater lactate concentration and running cost recorded uphill indicate a higher energy demand during trail running than level road running.
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APA:
Schöffl, I., Jasinski, D., Ehrlich, B., Dittrich, S., & Schoeffl, V. (2021). Outdoor Uphill Exercise Testing for Trail Runners, a More Suitable Method? Journal of Human Kinetics, 79(1), 123-133. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2021-0066
MLA:
Schöffl, Isabelle, et al. "Outdoor Uphill Exercise Testing for Trail Runners, a More Suitable Method?" Journal of Human Kinetics 79.1 (2021): 123-133.
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