Abstract

GARCIA, G.C.; SECCHI, J.D.  and  ARCURI, C.R.. Comparison of the reached speeds between two test of field of similar characteristic: VAM-EVAL and UMTT. Rev Andal Med Deporte [online]. 2014, vol.7, n.2, pp.48-54. ISSN 2172-5063.

Objetive: The main objective of our study was to establish comparisons in the final speeds reached in two incremental and maximal tests; Universite de Montreal Track Test (UMTT) and VAM-EVAL Test. A secondary objective was to compare maximal oxygen consumption (VO_2máx) predictions, running distances and the duration among both test. Method: Forty five physical education students (26 men and 19 women) participated voluntarily. They were evaluated in 3 sessions; first session, they were evaluated in anthropometry at the laboratory. In the two following evaluation sessions they were carried out aleatorily the field test UMTT and VAM-EVAL. The differences between maximal speeds and other quantitative characteristics for both tests were analyzed applying a Student t test for paired groups and between both tests were analyzed by the Pearson's coefficient of correlation. Results: The difference average in the VFA between the VAM-EVAL and UMTT was of 0,46 km·h^-1. They were not significant differences in the VFA neither in none of the variables analyzed in both test: men 13,9 ± 1,3 versus 13,4 ± 1,4 km·h^-1 and women 11,7 ± 1,0 versus 11,3 ± 1,0 km·h^-1 (p > 0,05). The individual differences in the VFA between both test was inside the limits of agreement of 95% (-0,63 - 1,54 km·h^-1). Conclusion: In students of physical education they were not differences statistically significant in the final speeds reached between the UMTT and VAM-EVAL. In a same way, they were not differences in the reached distances, the duration of the test and in the predictive VO_2máx.

Keywords : Maximal oxygen consumption; Velocity at maximal oxygen uptake; UMTT; Test VAM-EVAL; Field testing; Aerobic training.

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