Table 1. Methods used to evaluate the aerobic aptitude of table tennis players.
Exercise testing Method and description
Critical frequency test in a specific table tennis test (Zagatto et al., 2011; Morel and Zagatto, 2008; Zagatto and Gobatto, 2007; Zagatto et al., 2008b) Application of 3 or 4 exercise rounds performed until exhaustion and estimated critical frequency using a linear regression among intensity and inverse of the time limit to exhaustion (1/tlim) and/or a hyperbolic relationship between time limit and intensity
Anaerobic threshold in a specific table tennis test (Morel and Zagatto, 2008; Zagatto et al., 2008b) Intensity of an abrupt increase of blood lactate during an incremental test identified by a bi-segmented regression.
Anaerobic threshold on a treadmill running test (Morel and Zagatto, 2008) Velocity of exercise corresponding to blood lactate of 3.5mM during an incremental test
Lactate minimum test in a specific table tennis test (Morel and Zagatto, 2008; Zagatto et al., 2008b) Intensity at minimum blood lactate response observed during an incremental test performed with a previous hyperlactatemia induction
Lactate minimum test on a cycle ergometer (Zagatto et al., 2004) Power at minimum blood lactate response observed during incremental test performed with previous hyperlactatemia induction
Lactate minimum test in an arm cranking ergometer (Zagatto et al., 2004) Power at minimum blood lactate response observed during an incremental test performed with a previous hyperlactatemia induction
Maximal lactate steady state in a specific table tennis test (Zagatto et al., 2008b) Maximal intensity which is observed in blood lactate variation is less than 1.0mM between 8 to 20 min
Anaerobic threshold of fixed lactate concentration in a specific table tennis test (Morel and Zagatto, 2008; Zagatto et al., 2008b) Intensity of exercise corresponding to blood lactate of 3.5mM during an incremental test
Respiratory compensation point (RCP) in a specific table tennis test ((Zagatto et al., 2011) Intensity of increase of both ventilatory equivalents of O2 (VE/VO2) and CO2 (VE/VCO2 )
Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) in a specific table tennis test (Zagatto et al., 2011; Shu-Chuan et al., 2010) Maximal oxygen uptake value attained during an exhaustive incremental test