Laura Mathias (00107840)        Laboratory 1        Exercise Physiology

Experiment 1- High Intensity Exercise

INTRODUCTION

Tests of anaerobic ability involve very high intensity exercise lasting between a fraction of a second and several minutes (Skinner & Morgan 1985).

The increased interest of measuring anaerobic ability is because athletes have become more powerful and they have continued to improve their performance in connection with improvements with exercise training prescriptions (Baker et al, 2004)

The Wingate anaerobic test is probably one of the most stressful, non-endurance tests to be undertaken. It was developed during the 1970’s at the Wingate Institute in Israel, and since it has been accepted in laboratories over the world.

 The test is to determine aspects of anaerobic performance like peak power, which is reflective of the production of ATP-PC within the first 10 seconds of exercise. Another aspect would measure mean power which is the individuals anaerobic capacity and the last factor would measure fatigue index which shows the drop off in power towards the end.

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The reasons for testing anaerobic power and capacity are to determine the body’s ability to activate the immediate and short-term energy systems during maximal exercise efforts.

METHOD

Three individuals volunteered to take part in the study (one male, two females). The subjects height, weight, age and training profiles were recorded before testing and they were informed about the experimental procedures The seat was first adjusted to suit each individual’s limb length (they should allow a slight bend at the knee), and the resistive force was calculated. The flywheel ...

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