This study aims to evaluate the agreement in maximum oxygen consumption (V˙Omax) between a running protocol and a ski mountaineering (SKIMO) protocol. Eighteen (eleven males, seven females) ski mountaineers (age: 25 ± 3 years) participated in the study. V˙Omax, maximum heart rate (HRmax), and maximum blood lactate concentration (BLAmax) were determined in an incremental uphill running test and an incremental SKIMO-equipment-specific test. V˙Omax did not differ between the SKIMO and uphill running protocols ( = 0.927; mean difference -0.07 ± 3.3 mL/min/kg), nor did HRmax ( = 0.587, mean difference -0.7 ± 5.1 bpm). A significant correlation was found between V˙Omax SKIMO and V˙Omax running ( ≤ 0.001; ICC = 0.862 (95% CI: 0.670-0.946)). The coefficient of variation was 4.4% (95% CI: 3.3-6.5). BLAmax was significantly lower for SKIMO compared to running (12.0 ± 14.1%; = 0.002). This study demonstrates that V˙Omax determined with a traditional uphill running protocol demonstrates good agreement with an equipment-specific SKIMO protocol.
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