Assessment of Maximal Aerobic Capacity in Ski Mountaineering: A Laboratory-Based Study

Verena Menz, Martin Niedermeier, Rainer Stehle, Hendrik Mugele and Martin Faulhaber
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Verena Menz: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Martin Niedermeier: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Rainer Stehle: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Hendrik Mugele: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Martin Faulhaber: Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 13, 1-9

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the agreement in maximum oxygen consumption ( V ? O 2 max) between a running protocol and a ski mountaineering (SKIMO) protocol. Eighteen (eleven males, seven females) ski mountaineers (age: 25 ± 3 years) participated in the study. V ? O 2 max, maximum heart rate (HRmax), and maximum blood lactate concentration (BLAmax) were determined in an incremental uphill running test and an incremental SKIMO-equipment-specific test. V ? O 2 max did not differ between the SKIMO and uphill running protocols ( p = 0.927; mean difference –0.07 ± 3.3 mL/min/kg), nor did HRmax ( p = 0.587, mean difference –0.7 ± 5.1 bpm). A significant correlation was found between V ? O 2 max SKIMO and V ? O 2 max running ( p ? 0.001; ICC = 0.862 (95% CI: 0.670?0.946)). The coefficient of variation was 4.4% (95% CI: 3.3?6.5). BLAmax was significantly lower for SKIMO compared to running (12.0 ± 14.1%; p = 0.002). This study demonstrates that V ? O 2 max determined with a traditional uphill running protocol demonstrates good agreement with an equipment-specific SKIMO protocol.

Keywords: ski mountaineering; sport-specific exercise test; maximum oxygen consumption; performance; SKIMO (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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