Hale Davis, Kollock Roger, Thomas Jacob, Sanders Gabe, Peveler Will, Mangan Andrew, Landon Blake
The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, USA.
University of Northern Kentucky, Highland Heights KY, USA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2022 Jan 1;15(4):221-230. doi: 10.70252/YLQD4760. eCollection 2022.
Adequate aerobic capacity is crucial to maintaining firefighter safety. The purpose of this study was to compare predicted VO scores from a submaximal and maximal step test. Eighteen career male firefighters from a medium sized urban municipality completed both a submaximal Forestry step test and a maximal laboratory WFI step test. A lack of association ( = .017) and low level of agreement ( = .015) was determined between step test protocols producing a mean bias of ± 5.61 mL.kg-1/min-1 with most scores being overestimated. Use of the Forestry step test to predict true VO in firefighters should be used with caution when classifying firefighter fitness.
充足的有氧能力对于维持消防员的安全至关重要。本研究的目的是比较次最大和最大台阶试验预测的VO₂分数。来自一个中等规模城市的18名职业男性消防员完成了次最大林业台阶试验和最大实验室WFI台阶试验。两种台阶试验方案之间存在缺乏关联性(p = 0.017)和低一致性水平(p = 0.015),产生的平均偏差为±5.61 mL·kg⁻¹/min⁻¹,大多数分数被高估。在对消防员体能进行分类时,使用林业台阶试验来预测消防员的真实VO₂时应谨慎。