Identificação do platô no consumo máximo de oxigênio : revisão dos métodos apresentados na literatura e proposta de uma nova metodologia
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2017-04-04
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Abreu, Vanessa Cândido
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Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
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The VO2max is traditionally identified by the occurrence of the plateau at maximum effort. The
classic criterion for plateau identification was proposed by Taylor et al. (1955). However, due
to criticism of this method, several criteria, different analysis times and protocols appeared
that resulted in the lack of consensus among the scientists on which would be the most
appropriate method for the identification of the plateau, impairing the comparison and
reproducibility between the studies, as well as the quality of the studies. The dissertation
consisted of two studies described below: Study I, whose objective was to investigate the
methods of identification and the occurrence of the VO2max plateau, describing the procedures
for data collection and analysis. Searches were performed in PUBMED and BIREME
databases. From the results, we excluded work with animals, individuals with pathologies,
with only women or children and adolescents, articles of revision, written in a language other
than English or that did not use the plateau. There was a great variation in the occurrence of
plateau (4,8% to 100%), and diversity of test protocols (ramp predominance), analysis times
(predominantly 10 to 20s and 30s) and different analysis criteria (Threshold of consecutive
differences and statistical criteria). It is concluded that the problems of occurrence and
methodology of the identification of the VO2max plateau presented in this systematic review,
result in very divergent works regarding the percentage of occurrence of the plateau and in
confused and misrepresented criteria. In sequence, Study II proposed a new analysis model
for the VO2max plateau using individualized criteria and statistical analysis and to identify the
physical fitness characteristics of the subjects who perform a VO2max plateau by the proposed
model. The sample consisted of 31 male runners (age between 18 and 40 years). Subjects
were submitted to resting electrocardiogram and cardiopulmonary exercise test, using the
ramp protocol to verify VO2max and other physiological variables. The data were tabulated
from breath by breath. The identification of the VO2max plateau was performed through
segmented linear regression with unknown breakpoints for each test. Of the sample, 58,06%
presented plateau of VO2max, no statistically significant differences were found in metabolic,
ventilatory and velocity variables. It is concluded that this model has advantages because it is
adapted to the ramp protocol, to analyze VO2 variations individually and by the use of
statistical method. And yet, from the data analyzed there is no difference in the fitness
characteristics between the groups
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Physical fitness , Oxygen consumption , Methods , Métodos , Consumo de oxigênio