A 3-min all-out upper-body ergometer test for competitive swimmers
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A 3-min all-out upper-body ergometer test for competitive swimmers. / Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup; Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo; Bonne, Thomas; Mohr, Magni.
In: International Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 42, No. 8, 2021, p. 724-730.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A 3-min all-out upper-body ergometer test for competitive swimmers
AU - Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup
AU - Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo
AU - Bonne, Thomas
AU - Mohr, Magni
N1 - Thieme. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - We examined the application of a land-based swimming ergometer 3-min all-out test to determine physiological predictors of swimming performance. Fourteen young elite swimmers participated (males: n=6; females: n=8). The swimmers completed two 3-min upper-body all-out tests on a swimming ergometer. Additionally, the swimmers completed freestyle swim races ranging from 50 m to 1500 m. High test-retest reproducibility (r=0.98 and coefficient of variation values <7.5%) was evident for ergometer derived peak, mean and critical power. Very strong correlations (r>0.87, p<0.001) were obtained between the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-m swimming performances and derived critical speed. Moreover, correlations were found between peak force and peak power and 50-m performance, in addition to critical power and performance for all distances. The critical speed was the dominant predictor of 200- to 1500-m performances (r=0.84-0.99). In conclusion, the land-based 3-min all-out swimming ergometer test is reliable and valid in predicting swimming performance in competitive swimmers and evaluates important physiological components in swimmers independent of technical abilities.
AB - We examined the application of a land-based swimming ergometer 3-min all-out test to determine physiological predictors of swimming performance. Fourteen young elite swimmers participated (males: n=6; females: n=8). The swimmers completed two 3-min upper-body all-out tests on a swimming ergometer. Additionally, the swimmers completed freestyle swim races ranging from 50 m to 1500 m. High test-retest reproducibility (r=0.98 and coefficient of variation values <7.5%) was evident for ergometer derived peak, mean and critical power. Very strong correlations (r>0.87, p<0.001) were obtained between the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1500-m swimming performances and derived critical speed. Moreover, correlations were found between peak force and peak power and 50-m performance, in addition to critical power and performance for all distances. The critical speed was the dominant predictor of 200- to 1500-m performances (r=0.84-0.99). In conclusion, the land-based 3-min all-out swimming ergometer test is reliable and valid in predicting swimming performance in competitive swimmers and evaluates important physiological components in swimmers independent of technical abilities.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Swimming
KW - Assessment
KW - Upper-body exercise
KW - Critical power
KW - Performance
U2 - 10.1055/a-1312-6797
DO - 10.1055/a-1312-6797
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 33352602
VL - 42
SP - 724
EP - 730
JO - International Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - International Journal of Sports Medicine
SN - 0172-4622
IS - 8
ER -
ID: 254471061