Comparison of the Gauntlet Test With Standard Laboratory Measures of Aerobic Fitness.

Burnsed-Torres, ML, Wichmann, TK, Clayton, ZS, and Hahn, ME. Comparison of the Gauntlet test with standard laboratory measures of aerobic fitness. J Strength Cond Res 36(2): 386-391, 2022-The purpose of this study was to validate whether the Gauntlet test (GT) can accurately estimate individual aerobic endurance performance compared with standard laboratory-based physiological tests.

Alterations in the rate of limb movement using a lower body positive pressure treadmill do not influence respiratory rate or phase III ventilation.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of alterations in rate of limb movement on Phase III ventilation during exercise, independent of metabolic rate, gait style, and treadmill incline. Subjects completed five submaximal exercise bouts on a lower body positive pressure treadmill (AlterG P 200). The percent body weight for the five exercise bouts was 100, 87, 75, 63, and 50% and each was matched for carbon dioxide production (V CO2 ).