DETERMINATION OF THE OPTIMAL LOAD FOR THE WINGATE ANAEROBIC POWER TEST

The purpose of this study was to determine if it was more appropriate assignment of the load of the The Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT) according to the studies. WAnT was developed during the 1970s at the Department of Research and Sport Medicine of the Wingate Institute for Physical Education and Sport in Israel. Since the introduction of its prototype, the WAnT has been accepted in laboratories around the world to assess muscle power, muscle endurance and fatigability (1). WAnT was designed to be simple to administered without the need for particularly skilled personnel; inexpensive; used with commonly available equipment; non-invasive; feasible for administraction to a wide spectrum of the population, according young children and physically disable. The test should be applicable to the upper and lower limbs alike. WAnT is a supramaximal exercise test involves pedaling a cycle ergometer for 30 seconds at a maximal speed against a resistance which is determined according to the subject’s body weight. Indeed, as summarized in literature, subsequent reports have shown that the optimal force is higher than originally suggested. Choosing a force setting that would elicit the highest possible peak power and mean power for each subjects is important and as yet is only. The force originally suggested by the Wingate group was 75 g.kg^-1 to body mass (assuming the use of a Monark ergemeter). The choice of this force was based on a study of a small group of young untrained individuals and in retrospect, appears to be too low for most. As a conclusion, the findings of the present study indicated that various studies recommended that loads of 95 kg^-1, for men, 86 g.kg^-1 for women, 75 g.kg^-1 for children and 100 g.kg^-1 for adults athletes