A Test for Determining Endurance Capacity in Fencers

作者：Weichenberger M^*; Liu Y; Steinacker J M

来源：International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2012, 33(1): 48-52.

DOI：10.1055/s-0031-1284349

• incremental exercise test
• fencing bouts
• ergometry
• sport specific test

Until now endurance in fencers has been tested by non-specific ergometer tests even though the movement patterns during fencing are considerably different. The aim of the study was to evaluate a newly developed fencing-specific endurance test (FET). 2 studies were carried out: 28 fencers were tested by FET with fencing-specific footwork and incremental tests on cycle (CE) and treadmill ergometer (TM) in a random order. Afterwards fencing bouts (BOU) were conducted to determine specific physical load. Blood lactate and heart rates were measured. In a second study another group of 18 international and 20 national level fencers conducted FET to explore differences between groups. Comparison of CE, TM, FET and BOU revealed a significant correlation between FET and BOU (r = 0.80, p %26lt; 0.01), heart rates during CE and TM were significantly lower than in bouts (p %26lt; 0.01). Performance at CE and TM hardly correlated with FET (r = 0.30, p %26lt; 0.05; r = 0.31, p %26lt; 0.05). Elite-fencers showed significantly better performance than non-elite fencers in FET (p %26lt; 0.01). FET was suitable for determining specific endurance in fencers, allows a better assessment of physical demands during bouts than conventional ergometry and can be used to distinguish between fencers of different levels.

• 出版日期2012-1