A new field test for the assessment of upper-body anaerobic power and capacity: from health to sport performance
Abstract
This study aimed to develop and determine the concurrent validity of the maximum interval push-up (MIPU) field test to assess upper-body anaerobic power and capacity. For this purpose, 72 physically active adult men performed either one upper-body Wingate Anaerobic test (WAnT; 30 s all-out) or one MIPU test (6 × 6-s all-out: 10-s recovery). The order of the tests was counterbalanced, with a 30-minute rest interval between them. Pearson's or Spearman's correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationships between variables. In the comparisons of the absolute values (W) obtained in the WAnT with the results of the MIPU test (rep*kg), a very large correlation was observed for peak power (r=0.75, p<0.001), a large correlation for mean power (r=0.62, p<0.001), and a moderate correlation for minimum power (r=0.27, p=0.021). When comparing the relative values (W/kg) obtained in the WAnT test with those of the MIPU test (rep*kg), large correlations were observed for peak power (r=0.57, p<0.001) and mean power (r=0.50, p<0.001). Thus, MIPU appears to be an easy and practical field test for assessing peak and mean upper-body power in adult men, with potential for use in the sports and health sectors.
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