Differences in Vo 2peak of Surfers When Paddling in Water vs. on a Swimbench Ergometer

Furr, Heather; Warner, Mackenzie; Copeland, Taylor L; Robles-Rodriguez, Cristina; Ponce-González, Jesús Gustavo; Nessler, Jeff A.; Newcomer, Sean C.

doi:10.1519/jsc.0000000000003072

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“…As this was not the case, it can be assumed that the additional rotation of the SwimFast did not contribute to significant increases in oxygen demands. The VO 2peak results using the SwimFast and VASA within the current study (28.24 ± 7.28 to 28.91 ± 7.16 mL/kg/min, respectively) are in agreement with previous research conducted on recreational surfers using the VASA and SwimFast SWB ergometer (VO 2peak scores ranging from 28.91 ± 7.16 to 37.41 ± 9.08 mL/kg/min) [2,6,14]. Given the current similarities in VO 2peak scores across both ergometers, either device may be used to test VO 2peak in a recreational surfing cohort.…”

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“…Rechichi et al [10] identified a significant correlation between a multistage shuttle swim test, tethered swimming test (VO 2max ), and a 400-m swim test in water polo players. It needs to be noted that Furr et al [14] revealed a significant difference in VO 2peak scores between a flume-based study and the VASA swim bench ergometer, revealing an 11% greater difference when using the flume-based testing procedure. This highlights the additional physiological demands of the water and the need to utilize testing procedures other than swim bench ergometers.…”

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“…Multiple studies have been conducted [7,9,10,11,12] to obtain the physiological profiles (VO 2max , peak heart rate, VO 2peak , and peak blood lactate) of athletes across a variety of water-based sports. The devices used include cycle ergometers [9], treadmills [6,7,13], tethered swimming [7,9,10], swim flume [14], and swim ergometers [2,6,8,15]. VO 2max and VO 2peak results obtained utilizing cycle ergometers or treadmills for data collection in a surfing population lack specificity to surfing due to the sport’s dominance of upper body demands.…”

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“…Previous studies have conducted research specific to prone ergometers among the surfing population, including the Dansprint kayak [8], VASA swim bench ergometer [2,12,14], Monark cycle ergometer [7], SwimFast ergometer [6], and modified kayak ergometer [17,18]. Collectively, differences in testing equipment have limited the ability to draw direct comparisons within the existing literature on the physiological profiles of surfers.…”

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“…Despite variations within testing protocols, information regarding a surfer’s aerobic capacity needs to be obtained and reviewed to match the demands of sport. To date, research specific to a surfing population has determined VO 2peak scores using laboratory-based equipment [2,6,7,8,12,14,15], thus limiting access to coaches and athletes within the surfing population. Access to these physiological results would greatly benefit the athletes in their aerobic exercise training.…”

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A Comparison of Two Commercial Swim Bench Ergometers in Determining Maximal Aerobic Power and Correlation to a Paddle Test in a Recreational Surfing Cohort

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Bertacchini

Hicklen

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The recent addition of surfing to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has fueled a surge in commercial and research interest in understanding the physiological demands of the sport. However, studies specific to maximal aerobic testing of surfers are scarce. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to compare two commercially available swim bench (SWB) ergometers in the determination of maximal aerobic capacity in recreational surfers. A secondary aim was to correlate (independent of one another) the two ergometer findings of VO2peak to the time taken to complete a water-based 400-m paddle test. This cross-sectional study consisted of 17 recreational surfers aged between 18–58 years. Participants were randomized to either the SwimFast ergometer or VASA ergometer and tested for maximal aerobic capacity, followed by a 400-m paddle test. There were no significant differences between the two SWB ergometers in the determination of relative VO2peak (mean difference 0.33 mL/kg/min; 95% CI −1.24–1.90; p = 0.66). Correlations between VO2peak obtained from maximal paddling effort on the SwimFast and the VASA and the 400-m paddle test (total time (s)) showed a negative significant correlation r = −0.819, p = 0.024; r = −0.818, p = 0.024, respectively. Results suggest that either ergometer (SwimFast or VASA) can be used to determine peak aerobic capacity within a recreational surfing cohort. The significant correlation of the two SWB ergometers and the 400-m paddle test suggest that the 400-m paddle test may be a suitable field-based method of determining aerobic capability. Collectively, these preliminary findings provide initial evidence for similarities in VO2peak on two commercial ergometers and their correlations with a field-based test. However, further research is needed with a larger sample size and inclusive of competitive surfers to provide robust findings which can be generalized to the surfing population.

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