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标题：A Submaximal Field Test of Aerobic Capacity does not Accurately Reflect VO2max in Career Firefighters
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作者：Davis Hale‡ ; Roger O. Kollock ; Jacob Thomas 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Exercise Science
电子版ISSN：1939-795X
出版年度：2022
卷号：15
期号：4
页码：221-230
语种：English
出版社：Berkeley Electronic Press
摘要：Adequate aerobic capacity is crucial to maintaining firefighter safety. The purpose of this study was to compare predicted VO2max scores from a submaximal and maximal step test. Eighteen career male firefighters from a medium sized urban municipality completed both a submaximal Forestry step test and a maximal laboratory WFI step test. A lack of association (p = .017) and low level of agreement (p = .015) was determined between step test protocols producing a mean bias of ± 5.61 mL.kg-1/min-1 with most scores being overestimated. Use of the Forestry step test to predict true VO2max in firefighters should be used with caution when classifying firefighter fitness.