Ben R. Abadie

Estimation of arm maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) from submaximal arm ergometer exercise in young male subjects

The objective of this investigation was to develop a regression equation to predict arm VO2max based on a submaximal arm ergometer exercise. Sixty healthy adult males, from 18 to 29 years of age, completed a symptom‐limited/exhaustive exercise test on a Monark Rehab Trainer (Model 881E) to measure arm VO2max· During the arm crank GXT, a subject exercised at an initial work rate of 30 kgm · min−1, with 30 kgm · min−1 increase in work rate each minute until the subject expressed exhaustion. Subjects also completed a 5‐min submaximal exercise on a Monark Rehab Trainer at a work rate that elicited a steady state heart rate between 110 and 150 bpm. This exercise session was preceded by a 3‐min warm‐up at a work rate at 30 kgm · mm−1. Multiple regression analysis to predict arm VO2max (ml · min−1) yielded the following predictor variables: (a) submaximal heart rate (SHR) (bpm) (b) submaximal exercise work rate (WR) (kgm ‐min−1) (c) body weight (BW) (kg) and (d) age (yr). This analysis produced the following reg...