Comparison of the reached speeds between two test of field of similar characteristic: VAM-EVAL and UMTT

Abstract

Objective. 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 (VO2máx) 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 VO2máx.