Maximal aerobic capacity for repetitive lifting: comparison with three standard exercise testing modes |
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Authors: | M A Sharp E Harman J A Vogel J J Knapik S J Legg |
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Institution: | (1) United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, SGRD-UE-PH, 01760-5007 Natick, MA, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary A multi-stage, repetitive lifting maximal oxygen uptake (
) test was developed to be used as an occupational research tool which would parallel standard ergometric
testing procedures. The repetitive lifting
test was administered to 18 men using an automatic repetitive lifting device. An intraclass reliability coefficient of 0.91 was obtained with data from repeated tests on seven subjects. Repetitive lifting
test responses were compared to those for treadmill, cycle ergometer and arm crank ergometer. The mean±SD repetitive lifting
of 3.20±0.42 l · min–1 was significantly (p<0.01) less than treadmill
( = 0.92 l · min–1) and cycle ergometer
( = 0.43 l· min–1) and significantly greater than arm crank ergometer
( = 0.63 l · min–1). The correlation between repetitive lifting oxygen uptake and power output wasr = 0.65.
correlated highly among exercise modes, but maximum power output did not. The efficiency of repetitive lifting exercise was significantly greater than that for arm cranking and less than that for leg cycling. The repetitive lifting
test has an important advantage over treadmill or cycle ergometer tests in the determination of relative repetitive lifting intensities. The individual curves of
vs. power output established during the multi-stage lifting
test can be used to accurately select work loads required to elicit given percentages of maximal oxygen uptake. |
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Keywords: | Oxygen consumption Work efficiency Repetitive lifting Exercise testing |
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