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The Robinson Protocol: a treadmill anaerobic performance test.

Ellyn M Robinson¹, Louise B Graham, Samuel A Headley

¹Bridgewater State College, Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies, Massachusetts 02325, USA. ERobinson@bridgew.edu

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

|August 24, 2004

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The Robinson protocol, a treadmill test to exhaustion, is reliable for research. This study confirms its consistency with a larger group of male subjects, supporting its use in exercise science.

Area of Science:

Exercise Physiology
Sports Science
Human Performance

Background:

The Robinson protocol is a run-to-exhaustion treadmill test.
Initial studies with 5 subjects suggested its reliability.
A larger sample size was needed to further validate the protocol.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the reliability of the Robinson protocol with an expanded subject pool.
To provide additional support for its use in physiological and anaerobic training research.

Main Methods:

Fifteen male subjects underwent three treadmill trial runs.
Trial 1: Modified McConnell test to determine aerobic capacity.
Trials 2 & 3: Identical Robinson protocols.
Statistical analysis of trial run times and intraclass correlation.

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Main Results:

No significant difference was found between the mean run times of Trial 1 (262.04 ± 74.50 s) and Trial 2 (257.30 ± 72.65 s) (p = 0.526).
High correlation (intraclass r = 0.927, p < 0.001) was observed between Trial 1 and Trial 2.
Results indicate strong test-retest reliability.

Conclusions:

The Robinson protocol demonstrates reliability when tested with a larger sample size.
This validated protocol can be confidently used in research investigating physiological interventions or anaerobic training.
Supports the use of the Robinson protocol in exercise science research.