Fitness Testing

30-second Wingate Test

purpose: the aim of this test is to measure the anaeroic power of the lower body.
equipment required: Fleisch or a modified Monark cycle ergometer.
description / procedure: The subject should first perform a cycling warm up of several minutes. The subject is instructed to pedal as fast as possible for 30 seconds. In the first few seconds, the resistance load is adjusted to the pre-determined level, which is usually about 45 g/kg body weight (Fleisch) or 75 g/kg body weight (Monark) for adults. Power athletes would generally use high resistances, while children and older athletes may use lower.
scoring: Some of the measures that can be gained from this test are mean and peak power (ideally measured in first five second interval of the test, expressed in watts (W)), relative peak power (determined by dividing peak power by body mass, expressed as W/kg) and a fatigue index determined from the decline in power.
variations: an arm ergometer can also be used to measure upper body anaerobic power.

comments: The Wingate test is also known as the Wingate Anaerobic Test (WANT), and was developed at the Wingate Institute in Israel during the 1970s.