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  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Science
  • Physiological Measurement

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  • The oxygen uptake plateau at VO2 max is a key indicator of aerobic capacity.
  • Its nature as a physiological event versus a calculation artifact remains debated.
  • Understanding its origin is crucial for accurate exercise testing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if the oxygen uptake plateau at VO2 max is a physiological event or a calculation artifact.
  • To investigate the influence of VO2 variability on plateau detection.
  • To compare plateau detection in submaximal versus maximal exercise domains.

Main Methods:

  • Forty-six male participants completed incremental ramp and VO2 max verification tests.
  • Variability of VO2 difference and VO2-workload slope was analyzed across increasing sampling intervals (20-100 W).
  • Risk of false plateau diagnoses was calculated using Gaussian distribution, aiming for <5% risk.

Main Results:

  • Variability of VO2 difference and slope decreased significantly with larger sampling intervals (p < 0.001).
  • At a 50 W sampling interval, false-positive plateau rates were low (1.4%) and matched expected rates in the submaximal domain.
  • False-positive rates at maximal intensity (35.7%) were significantly higher than in the submaximal domain and expected rates (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • The oxygen uptake plateau at VO2 max is a genuine physiological event.
  • It is not an artifact of VO2 variability during exercise.
  • Accurate detection of the VO2 max plateau necessitates the use of large sampling intervals.