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Int J Sports Med 2024; 45(04): 316-322
DOI: 10.1055/a-2205-9108
Training & Testing

3-min All-out Test to Evaluate Aerobic and Anaerobic Indexes in Court Team Sports

Carlos Augusto Kalva-Filho 
1   Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Graduate Program in Movement Science, São Paulo State University School of Sciences, Bauru-SP, Brazil
,
Vitor Luiz Andrade 
2   Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Campus de Rio Claro, Rio Claro, Brazil
,
Cynthia Giovana Garcia
3   School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Ricardo Augusto Barbieri
4   Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Rimini, Italy
,
Henrique Santos da Silva
5   Laboratory and Research Group on Physiology Applied to Sports Training (FITES), Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University, School of Sciences, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Julio Wilson Dos-Santos 
5   Laboratory and Research Group on Physiology Applied to Sports Training (FITES), Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University, School of Sciences, Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil
,
Marcelo Papoti
3   School of Physical Education and Sports of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Abstract

This study aimed to test the reproducibility of the 3-min all-out effort applied using shuttle running and compare its values to aerobic parameters. On the first day, 14 futsal players underwent an exhaustive test to determine the maximal incremental speed (MIS) and anaerobic threshold (AnT). On the second day, the participants performed the 3-min all-out effort (n=14), which was repeated after 48 h (third day) to test its reproducibility (n=11). Peak oxygen consumption (V̇ O2PEAK) and peak blood lactate concentrations ([La-]) were determined from 3-min all-out efforts performed through a 20-m shuttle run on the official court. The distance covered, mean speed, and critical speed (CS) during the 3-min all-out presented direct relationships with aerobic parameters determined through the incremental test (r>0.62). The distance covered above CS (D’) presented a direct relationship with peak lactate concentrations induced by a 3-min all-out effort (r=0.81). Despite the acceptable levels of reproducibility observed for most of the 3-min all-out variables, the minimal detectable change for D’ was high (72%). Our results demonstrated the potential use of mean speed to evaluate aerobic fitness. However, the applicability of the 3-min all-out shuttle run test to monitor training adaptations should be avoided, at least in nonexperienced athletes.

Key words

maximal incremental speed - anaerobic threshold - peak oxygen consumption - futsal


Publication History

Received: 26 June 2023

Accepted: 06 November 2023

Accepted Manuscript online:
07 November 2023

Article published online:
09 January 2024

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