The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the alactic and lactic portions of anaerobic capability as measured by the Margaria-Kalamen and the Wingate tests of anaerobic power and capacity. The effect of body weight and body...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the alactic and lactic portions of anaerobic capability as measured by the Margaria-Kalamen and the Wingate tests of anaerobic power and capacity. The effect of body weight and body fat on the alactic and lactic components of anaerobic fitness were also investigated. Total of 28 male subjects, 14 trained and 14 untrained were the volunteers for this study. The difference between trained and untrained subjects in anaerobic power (alactic) and capacity (lactic) was also determined. Statistical treatments included Pearson's correlation and t tests of the significance of correlations to determine the magnitude of relationships among the variables of this study. A independent t test was also used to test the difference between trained and untrained groups in alactic and lactic components of anaerobic capability. Based on the findings of this investigation and within the limitations of this study, the following conclusion has been derived : The two components of anaerobic capability (alatic and lactic) can not consistently be identified by the Margaria-Kalamen and Wingate tests. Body weight and body fat factors appear to be important only when anaerobic power is measured using the Margaria-Kalamen stair climbing test but not the Wingate cycling test.