The aim of the present study was to verify the applicability of anaerobic work capacity (AWC) determined from the critical power model in elite table tennis players. Eight male international level table tennis players participated in the study. The tests undertaken were: 1) A critical frequency test used to determinate the anaerobic work capacity; 2) Wingate tests were performed using leg and a...

PURPOSE To compare the intensity distribution during cycling training among elite track cyclists who improved or decreased in ergometer power at 4 mM blood lactate during a 15 wk training period. METHODS 51 young male German cyclists (17.4 ± 0.5 y; 30 international, 21 national junior finalists) performed cycle ergometer testing at the onset and at the end of a 15 wk basic preparation period,...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate whether a 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation program that includes moderately intensive exercise training performed twice weekly can induce a training effect in patients with a wide variation of airflow limitation. PARTICIPANTS Sixty patients with COPD (38 men) with a mean +/- SD FEV(1) % predicted of 55.1 +/- 19.8 (range, 0.51 to 2.99). All patients performed id...

PURPOSE The aim of this experiment was to establish the reproducibility of gross efficiency (GE), delta efficiency (DE), and economy (EC) during a graded cycle ergometer test in seventeen male subjects. METHODS All subjects performed three identical exercise tests at a constant pedal cadence of 80 rpm on an electrically braked cycle ergometer. Energy expenditure was estimated from measures of...