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Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline Volume 15 Number 2 April 2012

Editor-in-Chief Tommy Boone, PhD, MBA Review Board Todd Astorino, PhD Julien Baker, PhD Steve Brock, PhD Lance Dalleck, PhD Eric Goulet, PhD Robert Gotshall, PhD Alexander Hutchison, PhD M. Knight-Maloney, PhD Len Kravitz, PhD James Laskin, PhD Yit Aun Lim, PhD Lonnie Lowery, PhD Derek Marks, PhD Cristine Mermier, PhD Robert Robergs, PhD Chantal Vella, PhD Dale Wagner, PhD Frank Wyatt, PhD Ben Zhou, PhD Official Research Journal of the American Society of Official Exercise Research Physiologists Journal of the American Society of Exercise ISSN Physiologists 1097-9751

ISSN 1097-9751

JEPonline Maximum Aerobic Power Test for Soccer Players Larissa B. Daros1,2, Raul Osiecki2, Antonio Carlos Dourado3, Luiz Claudio R. Stanganélli3, Andre M. Fornaziero2, Ana C. V. Osiecki3 1

Midwestern State University of Paraná, Guarapuava, Brazil, 2Federal University of Parana / Center for the Study of Physical Performance, Curitiba, Brazil, 3State University of Londrina / Sports Excellence Centre, Londrina, Brazil ABSTRACT Daros LB, Osiecki R, Dourado AC, Stanganélli LCR, Fornaziero AM, Osiecki ACV. Maximum Aerobic Power Test for Soccer Players. JEPonline 2012;15(2):80-89. The purpose of this study was to develop a maximum aerobic power test and an equation to estimate VO2 max for soccer athletes. The proposed test consists of applying progressive, continuous, and maximal speed running that covers 80 m (1 lap), structured in a square (20 m x 20 m), where the athletes performs up to exhaustion. To measure velocity in field test, the CD test of Yo-yo endurance II proposed by Bangsbo (1996) was used. A maximal treadmill test was compared to the field test. Twenty-four soccer athletes were evaluated. The results showed no significant difference between treadmill test and the field test for determining VO2 max (treadmill 50.19±5.09 and field 48.55±6.56; P