scholarly journals Change Talk During Brief Motivational Intervention With Young Adult Males: Strength Matters

2016 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 58-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Gaume ◽  
Molly Magill ◽  
Nadine R. Mastroleo ◽  
Richard Longabaugh ◽  
Nicolas Bertholet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Motivational Intervention ◽  
Brief Motivational Intervention ◽  
Change Talk ◽  
Young Adult Males

scholarly journals Determining the Optimal Workrate for Cycle Ergometer Verification Phase Testing in Males with Obesity

Sports ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Jenny M. Mahoney ◽  
Brett R. Baughman ◽  
Ailish C. Sheard ◽  
Brandon J. Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Critical Power ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Ramp Test ◽  
Young Adult Males ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Vo2max Test

The aim of the present study was to assess the validity of verification phase (VP) testing and a 3 min all-out test to determine critical power (CP) in males with obesity. Nine young adult males with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg·m−2 completed a cycle ergometer ramp-style VO2max test, four randomized VP tests at 80, 90, 100, and 105% of maximum wattage attained during the ramp test, and a 3 min all-out test. There was a significant main effect for VO2max across all five tests (p = 0.049). Individually, 8 of 9 participants attained a higher VO2max (L/min) during a VP test compared to the ramp test. A trend (p = 0.06) was observed for VO2max during the 90% VP test (3.61 ± 0.54 L/min) when compared to the ramp test (3.37 ± 0.39 L/min). A significantly higher VO2max (p = 0.016) was found in the VP tests that occurred below 130% of CP wattage (N = 15, VO2max = 3.76 ± 0.52 L/min) compared to those that were above (N = 21, VO2max = 3.36 ± 0.41 L/min). Our findings suggest submaximal VP tests at 90% may elicit the highest VO2max in males with obesity and there may be merit in using % of CP wattage to determine optimal VP intensity.

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