Abstract
With the expanding use of portable heart rate (HR) monitors in
endurance sports, HR is increasingly used as a marker for exercise intensity.
Hereby, HR at the so-called individual anaerobic threshold (IAT) is one
possible reference point. However, once determined, it is often attempted to
apply HR recommendations from one type of ergometry to different kinds of
exercises. We examined whether HR at IAT and at
4 mmol × l-1 blood lactate is
predictable from cycling to running and vice versa.
Data of 371 subjects (304 male, 67 female) were analyzed. All subjects
underwent an incremental test on a treadmill (TR, starting speed 6 or
8 km × h-1, increments
2 km × h-1 every 3 min) and on a
bicycle ergometer (BE, start at 50 Watt, increments 25 or 50 Watt every
3 min). IAT was determined at a net increase of lactate concentration of
1 - 5 mmol × l-1
above lactate concentration at lactate threshold for running (as in: Med Sci
Sports Exerc 1998, 30 (10); 1552 - 1557) and
1.0 mmol × l-1 for cycling. A maximum
time span of three weeks was allowed between the tests. We found that heart
rate at IAT or at 4 mmol × l-1 blood
lactate did not correlate between cycling and running. A sports specific test
seems to be a prerequisite for reliable heart rate recommendations.
Key words
Performance test - anaerobic threshold - treadmill - monitoring of training - exercise intensity
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Dr. K. Roecker
Medical Clinic and Polyclinic · University of Freiburg
· Dept. of Rehabilitative and Preventive Sports Medicine
Hugstetter Str. 55 · 79106 Freiburg · Germany
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Email: kai.roecker@msm1.ukl.uni-freiburg.de
