Eur J Appl Physiol (1992) 65:79-83
Applied Physiology Journal of
and Occupational Physiology @ Springer-Verlag 1992
Peak power output predicts maximal oxygen uptake and performance time in trained cyclists John A. Hawley and Timothy D. Noakes Liberty Life Chair of Exercise and Sports Science and the MRC/UCT Bioenergeticsof Exercise Research Unit, Department of Physiology,Universityof Cape Town MedicalSchool, Observatory7925, South Africa Accepted February 21, 1992
Summary. The purposes of this study were firstly to determine the relationship between the peak power output (Wpe~k) and maximal oxygen uptake (12OEmax) attained during a laboratory cycling test to exhaustion, and secondly to assess the relationship between Wpeakand times in a 20-km cycling trial. One hundred trained cyclists (54 men, 46 women) participated in the first part of this investigation. Each cyclist performed a minimum of one maximal test during which Wmaxand 12Ozmax were determined. For the second part of the study 19 cyclists completed a maximal test for the determination of Wpeak, and also a 20-km cycling time trial. Highly significant relationships were obtained between Wpeak and I202m~ (r=0.97, P
Applied Physiology Journal of
and Occupational Physiology @ Springer-Verlag 1992
Peak power output predicts maximal oxygen uptake and performance time in trained cyclists John A. Hawley and Timothy D. Noakes Liberty Life Chair of Exercise and Sports Science and the MRC/UCT Bioenergeticsof Exercise Research Unit, Department of Physiology,Universityof Cape Town MedicalSchool, Observatory7925, South Africa Accepted February 21, 1992
Summary. The purposes of this study were firstly to determine the relationship between the peak power output (Wpe~k) and maximal oxygen uptake (12OEmax) attained during a laboratory cycling test to exhaustion, and secondly to assess the relationship between Wpeakand times in a 20-km cycling trial. One hundred trained cyclists (54 men, 46 women) participated in the first part of this investigation. Each cyclist performed a minimum of one maximal test during which Wmaxand 12Ozmax were determined. For the second part of the study 19 cyclists completed a maximal test for the determination of Wpeak, and also a 20-km cycling time trial. Highly significant relationships were obtained between Wpeak and I202m~ (r=0.97, P
