The yo-yo test: reliability and association with a 20-m shuttle run and VO(2max)

• Published in: International journal of sports physiology and performance Vol. 1; no. 2; p. 137
• Main Authors: Thomas, Andrew, Dawson, Brian, Goodman, Carmel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Adaptation, Physiological; Adolescent; Adult; Anaerobic Threshold; Exercise; Exercise Test; Exercise Tolerance; Female; Humans; Lactic Acid - blood; Male; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Running - physiology; Sports - physiology; Statistics as Topic; Young Adult

The purpose of the study was to determine the reliability of yo-yo intermittent recovery test (yo-yo) scores and their degree of association with a 20-m shuttle run (20MSR) and VO(2max) values. Subjects were elite (Australian Football League [AFL], n = 23), state-level (hockey, n = 15, and cricket,...