Comparison of the Field-Based Intermittent Running Fitness Test 30-15 and the Treadmill Multistage Incremental Test for the Assessment of Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Elite Handball Players

Uros Mohoric, Marko Sibila, Ensar Abazovic, Sasa Jovanovic and Armin H. Paravlic
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Uros Mohoric: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Marko Sibila: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ensar Abazovic: Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sarajevo, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sasa Jovanovic: Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of Banja Luka, 78000 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Armin H. Paravlic: Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the physiological parameters indicative of cardiorespiratory fitness obtained during the 30-15 intermittent fitness (30-15 IFT ) test and the multistage laboratory treadmill endurance (TR) test differ. Nineteen elite handball players were recruited for the current study and assigned in a cross-over manner to one of two tests to be performed 48 h apart at each visit to the testing facility. The results showed that VO 2max (percentage difference [PC] = 6.1%; p = 0.004) and maximal running velocity (V) (PC = 19.4%; p < 0.001) were significantly higher for the 30-15 IFT test than that obtained during the TR test. Furthermore, the onset of blood lactate accumulation was shown to be significantly higher for all measures considered to predict it during 30-15 IFT compared to TR as follows: VO 2max (PC = 12.6%; p = 0.001), running speed (PC = 33.9%; p < 0.001), and maximal heart rate (PC = 7.5%; p < 0.001). The current study highlights the importance of sport-specific testing, particularly for measuring individual cardiorespiratory fitness in elite handball players, as TR may underestimate crucial variables used for both diagnostics and training prescription.

Keywords: VO 2max; maximal running speed; aerobic endurance; aerobic incremental field test; laboratory treadmill test (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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