<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold><italic>Introduction.</italic></bold> The aim of the study was to verify the influence of warm-up before a ramp incremental exercise test with linearly increasing loads on the maximal values of physiological variables which determine performance.<bold><italic>Material and methods.</italic></bold> Thirteen healthy and physically active male students (age = 23.3 ± 1.5 years, body height = 179.1 ± 8.6 cm and body mass = 79.5 ± 9.1 kg) completed a cross-over comparison of two incremental exercise test interventions – an incremental exercise test with a 15-minute warm-up at an intensity of 60% of the maximal oxygen uptake obtained in the first incremental exercise test and the same test without warm-up.<bold><italic>Results.</italic></bold> The peak values of physiological variables were statistically significantly higher for the incremental exercise test with warm-up, the differences between tests being 2.66% for peak power output (p = 0.039, t = 2.312, ES = 0.24), 7.75% for peak oxygen uptake (p = 0.000, t = 5.225, ES = 0.56), 7.72% for peak minute ventilation (p = 0.005, t = 3.346, ES = 0.53) and 1.62% for peak heart rate (p = 0.019, t = 2.690, ES = 0.60).<bold><italic>Conclusions.</italic></bold> Warm-up before a ramp incremental exercise test resulted in higher values of maximal oxygen uptake, maximal minute ventilation, maximal heart rate and peak power output.</abstract>

Introduction. The aim of the study was to verify the influence of warm-up before a ramp incremental exercise test with linearly increasing loads on the maximal values of physiological variables which determine performance.Material and methods. Thirteen healthy and physically active male students (age = 23.3 ± 1.5 years, body height = 179.1 ± 8.6 cm and body mass = 79.5 ± 9.1 kg) completed a cross-over comparison of two incremental exercise test interventions – an incremental exercise test with a 15-minute warm-up at an intensity of 60% of the maximal oxygen uptake obtained in the first incremental exercise test and the same test without warm-up.Results. The peak values of physiological variables were statistically significantly higher for the incremental exercise test with warm-up, the differences between tests being 2.66% for peak power output (p = 0.039, t = 2.312, ES = 0.24), 7.75% for peak oxygen uptake (p = 0.000, t = 5.225, ES = 0.56), 7.72% for peak minute ventilation (p = 0.005, t = 3.346, ES = 0.53) and 1.62% for peak heart rate (p = 0.019, t = 2.690, ES = 0.60).Conclusions. Warm-up before a ramp incremental exercise test resulted in higher values of maximal oxygen uptake, maximal minute ventilation, maximal heart rate and peak power output.

Influence of Warm-Up Prior to Incremental Exercise Test on Aerobic Performance in Physically Active Men

University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw

Faculty of Physical Education, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism

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Introduction. The aim of the study was to verify the influence of warm-up before a ramp incremental exercise test with linearly increasing loads on the maximal...

Influence of Warm-Up Prior to Incremental Exercise Test on Aerobic Performance in Physically Active Men

Published Online: Mar 03, 2020

Page range: 9 - 13

Received: Sep 10, 2019

Accepted: Dec 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0014

Keywords
warm-up, incremental test, physical performance, maximal oxygen uptake

© 2019 Natalia Danek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Influence of Warm-Up Prior to Incremental Exercise Test on Aerobic Performance in Physically Active Men

Published Online: Mar 03, 2020

Page range: 9 - 13

Received: Sep 10, 2019

Accepted: Dec 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2019-0014

Keywordswarm-up, incremental test, physical performance, maximal oxygen uptake

© 2019 Natalia Danek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
warm-up, incremental test, physical performance, maximal oxygen uptake