Exercise Physiology: Theory and Application to Fitness and Performance 9th Edition by Scott Powers, Edward Howley

Exercise 7

Explain how short-term maximal anaerobic power can be evaluated by field tests.

Step 1 of 6

Specificity of test should be important for any testing procedure of a sport event. The test employed should use the muscle groups involved in the sport and involve the energy pathways (either anaerobic or aerobic) that supply energy in the performance of the event.

Maximal anaerobic power can be evaluated through either of the two ways:

• Ultra short-term test which test the maximal capacity of the “ATP-PC system” (adenosine triphosphate – phosphocreatine system)

• Short-term tests to evaluate the overall anaerobic capacity