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Area of Science:

  • Exercise Physiology
  • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Background:

  • Ramp incremental (RI) exercise elicits a different V̇O 2 /PO relationship than constant work rate (CWR) exercise.
  • Current methods translate RI power output (PO) to CWR PO by assuming a linear V̇O 2 /PO relationship in the heavy-intensity domain.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model the RI versus CWR V̇O 2 /PO relationship.
  • To determine if the loss of mechanical efficiency above the gas exchange threshold (GET) is linear.
  • To assess the reliability of ramp-derived parameters used in PO translation strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Fourteen healthy participants completed RI and CWR tests.
  • CWR V̇O 2 /PO relationships were modeled using linear, polynomial, and exponential functions.
  • Goodness of fit assessed using RMSE and AIC C ; reliability evaluated through repeated measures.

Main Results:

  • A linear model best described the CWR V̇O 2 /PO relationship in the heavy-intensity domain (R² = 0.94).
  • Reliability was excellent for baseline V̇O 2 and acceptable to good for ramp parameters (s1-ramp, s2-ramp).
  • Mean response time (MRT) showed high variability.

Conclusions:

  • The V̇O 2 /PO relationship during heavy-intensity CWR exercise is linear.
  • This linearity validates correction strategies that use linear V̇O 2 /PO relationships for translating RI PO to CWR equivalents.