The Wingate Anaerobic Test [Paperback]

Omri Inbar (Author), Oded Bar-Or (Author), James Skinner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873229460 | ISBN-13: 978-0873229463 | Publication Date: May 22, 1996

The Wingate Anaerobic Test is a state-of-the-art review of the most widely used anaerobic performance test in the world. No other single reference covers this topic in greater depth.

Written by the test's developers, The Wingate Anaerobic Test explains the methodological considerations, typical findings, and various applications of the test. Plus, it eliminates the confusion over how to apply the test accurately and consistently. The Wingate Anaerobic Test includes
-an introduction to the test and perspective on how it compares with other tests of anaerobic power;

-descriptions of the proper protocol, necessary equipment, obtainable measures, standardization process, and safety considerations during and after the test;

-summaries of research on the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of the test;

-discussions of factors to control or consider while performing the test;

-typical values of performance found with various groups of subjects; and

-suggestions for future research in anaerobic testing.
The appendix includes data collected at the Wingate Institute over many years, presenting typical values for healthy, untrained Israeli males and females aged 8 to 45 years.

Editorial Reviews

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""""This book will provide the practitioner with a concise source for protocol and norms. I found the book to be well written and organized. This test is well described in the scientific literature, but norms on the various age groups characterized within this book make it an invaluable source. Our laboratory employs this test in the evaluation of many subjects in a variety of age groups. We will now be capable of providing valid comparisons for the individual to the population at large."""
Gregory L. Dykstra
University of Illinois
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant"

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""This book will provide the practitioner with a concise source for protocol and norms. I found the book to be well written and organized. This test is well described in the scientific literature, but norms on the various age groups characterized within this book make it an invaluable source. Our laboratory employs this test in the evaluation of many subjects in a variety of age groups. We will now be capable of providing valid comparisons for the individual to the population at large.""
Gregory L. Dykstra
University of Illinois
PhD Candidate, Research Assistant

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics (May 22, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873229460
• ISBN-13: 978-0873229463
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,024,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars dated, with many missing elements..., March 24, 2001

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This review is from: The Wingate Anaerobic Test (Paperback)

While there is no single anaerobic test for the measurement of different components of anaerobic metabolism equally, the Wingate anaerobic test (WAT) has become increasingly the defacto standard for assessment of both the lower and upper extremities due to the numerous publications on this topic. This book represents the seminal work of the original proponents of the WAT. However, for those who are seeking a full description of the protocol, from manual egrometry calibration to the use of opto-sensor for automatic flywheel revolution counting, they will be disappointed. Similarly, coaches and trainers will find no norms with which to compare WAT power output of their trainees as only "typical values of WAT" of soldiers were made available. This is surprising considered the fact the WAT was developed in the 1970s.

For any test to be valid, results should firstly be obtained from the use of a properly calibrated test system. As for test reliability, it is interesting to note the use of interclass test-retest reliability for the WAT (instead of intra-class correlation coefficient). When pairs or multiple of measurements on a group of test subjects are taken, many researchers tend to plot one measurement against the second with a "best-fit-line" through all paired measurements, presenting great challenges in the interpretation of the resulting correlation coefficient (coeff). As this coeff is dependent upon the variability between the subjects. Thus subjects with different performance capability in a group will yield large coeff compared to group of subjects of similar capability. The "high" test-retest reliability was illustrated in the text with disabled children (Figure 3.1) with spastic CP and other forms of neuromuscular disease. The resulting high coeff would not be unexpected, as among these subjects, many would have presented with different stages of progression of their disease state and therefore, different physical performance capability.

Inertial effects associated with accelerating and decelerating the flywheel and crank of a mechanically-braked (friction-loaded) cycle-ergometer require energy and therefore, constitute a valid component of the test subject's power output. The text, however, continues the "long tradition" ignoring flywheel inertia in power output measurement. Lastly, recent investigations have shown the relative optimal load as recommended for the WAT, at 0.075kp/kg, is to be too low in eliciting peak power not just for adults, but also for untrained children. Many now advocate an optimal load between 0.09-0.10kp/kg so as not to underestimate the WAT output.

As this is the ONLY TEXT on the subject, it is hoped that the "missing elements" will be addressed in the coming edition, perhaps in the form of a compendium with the contribution from leading researchers in the field, making this text a true classic.