ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Physiol.
Sec. Exercise Physiology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphys.2025.1582875
The Impact of the Wingate Test on Anaerobic Power in the Lower Limbs of Athletes with Varied Duration and Load
Provisionally accepted
- 1Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
- 2Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
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This study investigates the effects of Wingate anaerobic test (WAnT) on anaerobic capacity (AC) at different duration (20s, 30s, 40s, 45s) and resistance load (7.5%Body Mass (BM), 8.5%BM, 9.5%BM, 10.5%BM).12 male runners of 200m、400m were subjected to four WAnT of different durations and loads. The changes of AC and lower limb muscle characteristics were analyzed by WAnT and electromyography. The result shows that the integrated of electromyography (IEMG), root mean square% (RMS%), mean power frequency (MPF) and AC of lower limb muscles of rectus femoris (RF),biceps femoris (BF),vastus medialis (VM),vastus lateralis (VL),tibialis anterior (TA) and peroneus longus (PL) were increased by duration(P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) , but there was no significant difference in IEMG of MG(P＞0.05) . Load significantly increased AC, IEMG, RMS% and MPF of lower limb muscles (P < 0.01). The interaction effect of duration and load had no significant difference on PP, MP, RPE, IEMG, RMS% and MPF (P > 0.05), but increased on FI (P < 0.05). In conclusion, for 200m and 400m athletes, it is recommended to use a combination of 20s and 10.5%BM load to achieve optimal peak power, as well as a combination of 20s and 9.5%BM load for better average power. Different combinations of duration and load can be selected during the test to assess the corresponding capability.
Keywords: Anaerobic capacity, Winagte test, load, duration, surface electromyography
Received: 25 Feb 2025; Accepted: 01 May 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Liu Ying, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
Yan jun tao, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
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