vALIdITY OF THE CONCONI TEST IN ESTImATION OF ANAErOBIC THrESHOLd durING CYCLING

This study was designed to assess the validity of Conconi’s method, by means of heart rate and lactate threshold measurements to predict anaerobic threshold. The results presented in this paper, clearly demonstrate significant difference between anaerobic threshold values obtained by means of Conconi’s test (Conconi’s threshold) and anaerobic threshold values obtained by direct lactate blood concentration measurement (lactate threshold) in the subjects underwent a 10 min warm-up. At the same time, the Conconi’s threshold values were higher comparing to lactate threshold values, indicating overestimation of anaerobic threshold obtained by means of Conconi test. Also, our results indicate that Conconi’s test in practise, can be useful tool for quick, non-invasive approximation of training process effects on the anaerobic threshold, in as much as, our results show higher anaerobic threshold values in the group of well trained subjects. The significance of proper warm-up protocol for anaerobic threshold estimation by means of Conconi’s test is also shown in this paper. AT-Anaerobic threshold, LT-Lactate threshold, HR-Heart rate, CT-Con-